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Rick Osentoski/US PresswireJose Reyes is passing the torch to a new shortstop with impressive defensive skills, Ruben Tejada. Jose Reyes' departure from the New York Mets clears the way for a potential defensive standout in 2012. Newest Mets ever...

Jason Marquis Stat 2 Watch 4 Three prominent hitters in the Mets lineup have great numbers against Jason Marquis. David Wright (.406), Jason Bay (.372) and Jose Reyes (.355) all sport batting averages of .350 or better. Most notable among those n...

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesCarlos Beltran is gone, but Jose Reyes plays on for the Mets.If you're a rational Mets fan, the thought has to have entered your head at least once in the past week. Boy, you say, I sure hope Sandy Alderson knows wha...

Jonathon Niese Stat To Watch The Niese-Joey Votto matchup could be an interesting one. Niese has had an odd month in terms of his performance against left-handed hitters. Lefties are 11-for-29 in July against Niese (.379 BA) after hitting .206 again...

Chris McGrath/Getty Images The presence of Jose Reyes creates all sorts of issues for opposing defenses. What's the biggest thing to watch for with the return of Jose Reyes to the Mets lineup on Tuesday night? There's a stat, one you've probab...

Leon Halip/Getty Images The Tigers' stopper has had a June for the ages.A few statistical notes of interest on the Mets' matchup with Justin Verlander, as they go for the sweep of the Tigers on Thursday afternoon in Detroit ... They're facing the ...

AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek The Jose Reyes triple has been a familiar and enjoyable sight for Mets fans this season If you were watching Baseball Tonight on Monday, you would have heard a bold prediction from John Kruk on Jose Reyes. When asked if Re...

Steve Schaefer/AFP/Getty Images Many fans hold their hands over their face when thinking of this man, now a member of the Texas Rangers Hall of FameMark Simon reminisces about Mets history each week in his "Remember When We Met" blog posts The oth...

Jeff Hanisch/U.S. Presswire Randy Wolf has stared down the Mets repeatedly throughout his career.Phillies ace Roy Halladay has the longest current win streak by an active pitcher against the Mets. He's won his last seven decisions against them. Ta...

Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Jose Reyes tends to think triple from the moment his swing (such as the one in the seventh inning Saturday) is complete. In honor of No. 7, Jose Reyes, here are seven different notes, nuggets and things to know abou...

Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesThe Mets need more games from Beltran like his three-homer game a couple of weeks ago. In the first two months of the season, shortstop Jose Reyes has established himself as potentially the most coveted position player sho...

With the help of a few colleagues in Stats & Information, a few matchups and nuggets to ponder heading into Saturday night's Mets-Yankees clash. Chris Capuano Matchup to Watch Yankees catcher Russell Martin is 7-for-11 (.636 BA) against Capuano w...

With the help of a few colleagues in Stats & Information, a few matchups and nuggets to ponder heading into Saturday night's Mets-Yankees clash. Chris Capuano Matchup to Watch Yankees catcher Russell Martin is 7-for-11 (.636 BA) against Capuano w...

Andrew Burton/Getty Images The Mets should resolve not to take too many walks to the dugout with their heads down in 2011 With the calendar turning tomorrow, and New Year's Resolutions always in vogue, I thought I would take a look at some Mets-the...

We admit beating Philly may be wishful thinking ... but it's the holidays, after all.

Getty Images/US Presswire Jason Bay and David Wright are among those who will look to new hitting coach Dave Hudgens to help fix what ailed them in 2011. New Mets hitting coach Dave Hudgens has a couple of months to get familiar with his new studen...