Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

2016 Projection Meta-Analysis: Yoenis Cespedes

The hero of last year signed a 1 to 3 year deal with the Mets this off-season, and all is right in the world. Really though, Cespedes and the Mets are made for each other. Cespedes needs the atmosphere that … Continue reading

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2016 Projection Meta-Analysis: Astrubal Cabrera

I unfairly imagine Astrubal Cabrera as a turkey sandwich. I want an italian sub, or maybe something with a spicy sauce and a more interesting meat, but I know the best thing for me is a turkey sandwich, way less … Continue reading

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2016 Projection Meta-Analysis: Schedule of Posts

Over the last couple of weeks we have reviewed the 2015 projections for the Mets for accuracy based on the actual results of the 2015 season. Today, we will start to go through the 2016 Mets and present projections from … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Bartolo Colon’s 2015 Projections

Bartolo Colon is a hero on this staff of aces. His arm allowed him to absorb innings (he’s below 200 for the regular season only due to the Mets going with a 6 man rotation at different points for the … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing the Jacob deGrom’s 2015 Projections

Jacob deGrom ended 2014 with the rookie of the year award. At the start of 2014, he was behind Montero on the depth chart, but then blossomed overnight. Would he repeat in 2015? Here is what the computers thought before … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Jeurys Familia’s 2015 Projections

Our closer! At the start of the year, the question was “would Mejia be the closer the entire season?”. There was the thought that the Mets might do a closer by committee between Familia and Mejia. The most likely thought … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Dillon Gee’s 2015 Projections

You know what feels like ages ago? Dillon Gee on the Mets. His story with the Mets is essentially the accelerated Jon Niese story. Gee was moved the bullpen before the season even started, which caused some controversy. He was … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Matt Harvey’s 2015 Projections

Last year I looked at every single Matt Harvey projection that I could find probably like every other Mets fan. Would we get old Matt Harvey back? It felt like the entire season was up to how Harvey would perform, … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Jon Niese’s 2015 Projections

Jon Niese started the season off as a starter and found his way in an out of the rotation around Steven Matz. Before being traded, the post-season previewed one possible universe for him in 2016 where he would have been … Continue reading

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Were They Right? Reviewing Bobby Parnell’s 2015 Projections

This was a season was a missed opportunity for Parnell. He was coming off of Tommy John and into a bullpen over the summer that just found out it would be without Mejia for the whole season. It’s difficult to … Continue reading

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