Mets Final 2020 Report Card

Well, that was quick and weird. All the Mets had to do was be .500 and they would have made the playoffs. And they couldn’t even manage that. Since the Mets only played 60 games, it could be difficult to judge the final statistics. So what I did here was extrapolate what players’ numbers would have been over a 162-game schedule (just multiply by 2.7). I did not do this for players acquired at the trade deadline because they were only on the team for a short time. So here it is — the Mets final 2020 report card:

Michael Conforto: A
.322, 9 HRs, 31 RBIs
.322, 24 HRS, 84 RBIs
Finally put together the year we all thought he was capable of.

Jacob deGrom: A
4-2, 2.38 ERA, 104 Ks
11-5, 2.38 ERA, 281 Ks
Suddenly he’s throwing 100 mph? How is that possible?!

Dominic Smith: A
.316, 10 HRs, 42 RBIs
.316, 27 HRs, 113 RBIs
And an emotional team leader, too.

Jeff McNeil: A-
.311, 4 HRs, 23 RBIs
.311, 11 HRs, 62 RBIs
Just a solid, solid player.

Erasmo Ramirez: A-
0-0, 0.63 ERA, 9 Ks, 1 save
0-0, 0.63 ERA, 24 Ks, 3 saves
Excellent in limited time.

Robinson Cano: B+
.316, 10 HRs, 30 RBIs
.316, 27 HRs, 81 RBIs
It still wasn’t a good trade.

Edwin Diaz: B+
2-1, 1.75 ERA, 50 Ks, 6 saves
5-3, 1.75 ERA, 135 Ks, 16 saves
See Cano.

Luis Guillorme: B+
.333, 0 HRs, 9 RBIs
.333, 0 HRs, 24 RBIs
Solid backup.

Jake Marisnick: B+
.333,  5 HRs, 20 RBIs
.333, 14 HRs, 54 RBIs
The high batting average was a pleasant surprise.

David Peterson: B+
6-2, 3.44 ERA, 40 Ks
16-5, 3.44 ERA, 108 Ks
Unexpected fine rookie year. Number three starter in 2021?

J.D. Davis: B
.247, 6 HRs, 19 RBIs
.247, 16 HRs, 51 RBIs
A key member of the future for this team.

Andres Gimenez: B
.263, 3 HRs, 12 RBIs
.263, 8 HRs, 32 RBIs
Promising rookie. Will he make Rosario expendable?

Seth Lugo: B
3-4, 5.15 ERA, 47 Ks, 3 saves
8-11, 5.15 ERA, 127 Ks, 8 saves
Lockdown reliever. Then couple of good starts, couple of terrible ones.

Brandon Nimmo: B
.280, 8 HRs, 18 RBIs
.280, 22 HRs, 49 RBIs
Another solid season.

Chasen Shreve: B
1-0, 3.96 ERA, 34 Ks
3-0, 3.96 ERA, 92 Ks
Top-notch until last few appearances.

Jeurys Familia: B-
2-0, 3.71 ERA, 23 Ks
5-0, 3.71 ERA, 62 Ks
Better than last year.

Justin Wilson: B-
2-1, 3.66 ERA, 23 Ks
5-3, 3.66 ERA, 62 Ks
Good season.

Jared Hughes: C+
1-2, 4.84 ERA, 21 Ks
3-5, 4.84 ERA, 57 Ks
Eh.

Miguel Castro: C+
1-2, 4.00 ERA, 14 Ks (with Mets)
Not applicable
Helpful deadline acquisition.

Brad Brach: C
1-0, 5.84 ERA, 14 Ks
3-0, 5.84 ERA, 38 Ks
Not the worst reliever in the pen.

Robinson Chirinos: C
.219, 1 HR, 5 RBIs (with Mets)
Not applicable
Backup catcher. Who cares?

Todd Frazier: C
.224, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs (with Mets)
Not applicable
A surprise homecoming at the trade deadline.

Pete Alonso: C-
.231, 16 HRs, 35 RBIs
.231, 43 HRs, 95 RBIs
Disappointing, but who wouldn’t have taken 43 homers in a full season?

Amed Rosario: C-
.252, 4 HRs, 15 RBIs
.252, 11 HRs, 41 RBIs
A step back, could be trade bait.

Wilson Ramos: D
.239, 5 HRs, 15 RBIs
.239, 14 HRs, 41 RBIs
Didn’t hit well, crappy defense.

Dellin Betances: F
0-1, 7.71 ERA, 11 Ks
0-3, 7.71 ERA, 30 Ks
A non-factor all season.

Yoenis Cespedes: F
.161, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs
.161, 5 HRs, 11 RBIs
At least he was never boring.

Robert Gsellman: F
0-0, 9.64 ERA, 9 Ks
0-0, 9.64 ERA, 24 Ks
Very disappointing.

Steven Matz: F
0-5, 9.68 ERA, 36 Ks
0-14, 9.68 ERA, 97 Ks
And he was supposed to be better than all of them!

Rick Porcello: F
1-7, 5.64 ERA, 54 Ks
3-19, 5.64 ERA, 146 Ks
Not good.

Michael Wacha: F
1-4, 6.62 ERA, 37 Ks
3-11, 6.62 ERA, 100 Ks
See above.

Jed Lowrie: Inc
.000, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs
.000 0 HRS, 0 RBIs
Excellent signing, Brodie.

Marcus Stroman: Inc
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 Ks
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 Ks
Opted out, could re-sign as free agent.

Noah Syndergaard: Inc
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 Ks
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 Ks
Hopefully can come back in 2021.

Luis Rojas: C
26-34
70-92
For an emergency hire, was not terrible.

Brodie Van Wagenen: D
26-34
70-92
Likely gone after two seasons, no playoff appearances.

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