New York Mets Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the New York Mets.
SABRhood team report

New York Mets

New York Mets ranks 21st in run generation and 22nd in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 1 recent risers.

League intelligence# 20 38.1 index
Run generation#21
Composite score 42.6
Pitching#22
Composite score 33.6
Recent play#20
1 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#21
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsOutfield / ShortstopClearest upgrade lanesSecond base / Third base
CStrength

Catcher

2.4WAR#10 of 30
Top valueFrancisco Alvarez1.5 WAR
1BNeed

First base

0.4WAR#23 of 30
Top valueJared Young0.6 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

-2.3WAR#30 of 30
Top valueVidal Bruján-0.1 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

-1.2WAR#27 of 29
Top valueBrett Baty-0.1 WAR
SSStrength

Shortstop

2.4WAR#9 of 28
Top valueFrancisco Lindor1.4 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

6.0WAR#5 of 30
Top valueJuan Soto2.8 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

6.4WAR#22 of 30
Top valueNolan McLean2.6 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.7WAR#12 of 30
Top valueLuke Weaver1.1 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    New York Mets’s analytical identity

    New York Mets ranks 21st in run generation and 22nd in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 1 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Brett Baty is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.008 versus 0.652 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Devin Williams’s Changeup: 83.9 mph, 37.0% whiffs

    Quality score 82.4; usage 46.9%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Robert Stock

New York Mets | RHP

51.6
Season BF148OPS allowed0.780Est. wOBA allowed0.348Samplemoderate
Biggest changehard-hit rate allowed -3.54 z

Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 62nd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed17th
0.780
Est. wOBA allowed12th
0.348
Strikeout rate31st
19.6%
Walk rate allowed22nd
10.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed62nd
36.4%
Run value allowed / PA5th
0.059
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.47 z
Recent 0.694 baseline 0.794
Est. wOBA allowed+0.35 z
Recent 0.325 baseline 0.351
Strikeout rate+0.09 z
Recent 20.0% baseline 19.5%
Walk rate allowed-0.03 z
Recent 10.0% baseline 10.2%
Hard-hit rate allowed-3.54 z
Recent 69.2% baseline 31.4%
Run value allowed / PA+0.20 z
Recent 0.049 baseline 0.060
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 62nd percentile. Recent sample: 20 BF; prior sample: 128 BF.
Hitter change profile

Marcus Semien

New York Mets | RHB

34.4
Season PA530OPS0.622Est. wOBA0.274Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.10 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 67th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS7th
0.622
Est. wOBA7th
0.274
Strikeout rate67th
18.9%
Walk rate44th
8.3%
Hard-hit rate22nd
33.3%
Run value / PA7th
-0.036
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.55 z
Recent 0.520 baseline 0.632
Est. wOBA-0.45 z
Recent 0.241 baseline 0.277
Strikeout rate+2.10 z
Recent 4.4% baseline 20.2%
Walk rate+0.73 z
Recent 11.1% baseline 8.0%
Hard-hit rate-0.32 z
Recent 29.7% baseline 33.7%
Run value / PA-0.26 z
Recent -0.055 baseline -0.034
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 67th percentile. Recent sample: 45 PA; prior sample: 485 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Bo BichetteNew York Mets136
  2. 2Juan SotoNew York Mets101
  3. 3Carson BengeNew York Mets98
  4. 4Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets82
  5. 5Brett BatyNew York Mets81
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets34.9%
  2. 2MJ MelendezNew York Mets34.7%
  3. 3Juan SotoNew York Mets32.3%
  4. 4Ronny MauricioNew York Mets30.3%
  5. 5Jared YoungNew York Mets29.4%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Jefry YanNew York Mets8
  2. 2Kodai SengaNew York Mets1
  3. 3Cionel PérezNew York Mets0
  4. 4Dylan RossNew York Mets0
  5. 5Dedniel NúñezNew York Mets0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Jefry YanNew York Mets2.5%
  2. 2Kodai SengaNew York Mets0.1%
  3. 3Cionel PérezNew York Mets0.0%
  4. 4Dedniel NúñezNew York Mets0.0%
  5. 5Nolan McLeanNew York Mets0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Carson BengeNew York Mets0.275
  2. 2Juan SotoNew York Mets0.273
  3. 3Jared YoungNew York Mets0.265
  4. 4Bo BichetteNew York Mets0.262
  5. 5A.J. EwingNew York Mets0.255
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Juan SotoNew York Mets26
  2. 2Francisco LindorNew York Mets20
  3. 3Carson BengeNew York Mets19
  4. 4Bo BichetteNew York Mets17
  5. 5Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets16
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Juan SotoNew York Mets0.898
  2. 2Carson BengeNew York Mets0.757
  3. 3Jared YoungNew York Mets0.757
  4. 4Francisco LindorNew York Mets0.735
  5. 5Luis TorrensNew York Mets0.714
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Nolan McLeanNew York Mets189
  2. 2Christian ScottNew York Mets134
  3. 3Sean ManaeaNew York Mets132
  4. 4Kodai SengaNew York Mets73
  5. 5Zac ThorntonNew York Mets59
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jefry YanNew York Mets29.3%
  2. 2Devin WilliamsNew York Mets28.5%
  3. 3Christian ScottNew York Mets28.3%
  4. 4Daniel DuarteNew York Mets26.5%
  5. 5Kodai SengaNew York Mets26.2%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Daniel DuarteNew York Mets0.488
  2. 2Jonah TongNew York Mets0.629
  3. 3Nolan McLeanNew York Mets0.645
  4. 4Jefry YanNew York Mets0.652
  5. 5Christian ScottNew York Mets0.670
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Nolan McLean

125.2 IP · 3.29 ERA · 2.6 WAR

2,743 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SinkerSI · 972 pitches 35.4% 95.164th pct 11.2%50th pct 27.6%63rd pct 55.7%47th pct 0.0%100th pct 36.2%73rd pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 560 pitches 20.4% 96.072nd pct 25.7%89th pct 24.5%33rd pct 53.4%58th pct 0.0%100th pct 45.5%41st pct
CurveballCU · 406 pitches 14.8% 82.067th pct 34.2%74th pct 35.0%75th pct 31.8%9th pct 0.0%100th pct 30.4%63rd pct
SweeperST · 335 pitches 12.2% 84.982nd pct 23.8%25th pct 17.2%2nd pct 40.9%40th pct 0.0%100th pct 18.8%91st pct
CutterFC · 294 pitches 10.7% 92.185th pct 21.9%65th pct 33.1%74th pct 49.7%39th pct 0.0%100th pct 44.6%21st pct
ChangeupCH · 176 pitches 6.4% 88.275th pct 26.1%38th pct 35.9%54th pct 33.5%34th pct 0.0%100th pct 25.0%77th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge78.6

Nolan McLean

New York Mets

Nolan McLean is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.320
vs R0.237

Estimated wOBA: 0.320 vs L, 0.237 vs R.

pitcher edge78.3

Tobias Myers

New York Mets

Tobias Myers is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.274
vs R0.421

Estimated wOBA: 0.274 vs L, 0.421 vs R.

hitter edge76.0

Mark Vientos

New York Mets

Mark Vientos is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.360
vs R0.239

Estimated wOBA: 0.360 vs L, 0.239 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter83.5

Nate Lavender

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability90.0%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter77.3

Dedniel Núñez

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability89.4%Matchup70.0%Performance50.0%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Juan Soto Juan Soto is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.9
Daniel Duarte Daniel Duarte is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 81.6
Nolan McLean Nolan McLean is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 79.0
Devin Williams Devin Williams’s Changeup: 83.9 mph, 37.0% whiffs 78.9
Jared Young Jared Young is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 75.7
Christian Scott Christian Scott is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 75.0
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.