On September 19, 2022, with Metropolis ace Max Scherzer returning to the Major League League and winning the 200th career victory, the New York Metropolis defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. team won 94 wins in the season and secured a spot in the 2022 playoffs.
has violated for more than 5 years, and then entered the playoffs
Metropolitan fans were ecstatic. The day after waiting for more than five years has finally come. team has entered the playoffs for the first time since 2016! players' celebrations seem low-key and calm, because the season is not over yet, and they still have important things to do in the next regular season: that is wins the National League East District Championship. The strength of the defending champion Atlanta Warriors cannot be underestimated. currently also has secured the playoffs, and is closely tied to the Metropolis in the division list. 's entry into the playoffs is just the first step on the road to success in the season, and the real challenge for the Metropolis has just begun.
strong combat power, first seeing clues
If you have been paying attention to the East District of the National League since the beginning of the season, you will find that this year this year there are not only the defending champion Warriors of , but also the Phillies and Marlins who have seen a big increase in strength. also has another team with quite terrifying combat power. From the beginning of the season to the present, he is the one who has occupied the top spot in the East District for a long time - the New York Metropolis. 2022 is the second year that Steve Cohen has become the new owner of the Metropolis. He spent a lot of money to strengthen the market during the offseason, bringing ace Shezel at the cost of the highest average annual salary in the history of the major leagues. also brings athletes' stable starter Chris Bassitt strengthening the rotation. double ace three insurance to avoid the dilemma that a certain rotating player was missing last season.
Chris Bassitt
In order to make up for the strike defects, team signed to the Grand League for ten years. Experienced batsman Starling Marte brings speed and ability to go up the team to play , and serves as the second insurance for last year, Jeff McNeil lacks ability to go up the base. also signed Eduardo Escobar (Eduardo Escobar) to take charge of back-stage sticks to supplement long-term firepower. in this way, there are at least two fire points: Pete Alonso (Pete Alonso) and Escobar . Such signings have allowed the Metropolitan pitcher group to withstand the injury period. The diverse hitter enriched the offensive scoring methods. In previous years, the days when the opponents would get rid of Alonso if they would be fine. In this way, the lineup at the beginning of the season has shown the Metropolis' determination to strive for the championship this year.
Pete Alonso
plays the strengths and makes up for the weaknesses, and wins steadily with
top pitchers group in the league is the advantage of Metropolitan to make the opponent frighten, , but this advantage has not been fully utilized in the season. Shezel's multiple injuries and Jacob deGrom 's 's absence made the rotation fragmented, but others withstood the pressure and minimized the impact of the increase in the load on the remaining starting pitchers. In the Hell Schedule without Shezel throughout June, the Metropolis can still achieve positive results. In the bullpen, can be called the National League Month Best Supporter Pitcher Award Harvester Edwin Diaz gave Metropolitan fans one shot after another. He made only one game of 56 appearances throughout the season and only had more than one point of ERA. As long as the team leads to the last game, wins is like taking a pill.
Edwin Diaz
The weak strike ability was a fatal injury to the Mets last season, However, this season's qualitative change in the team's lineup was actually not new players. The two lost players last year have regained their feel: strong hit shortstop Francisco Lindor proves his worth, and as of has currently hit 25 hits! 99 RBIs in a single season has created the best career . The other one is McNeil. After experienced the trough of last year, returned to the 30% hit rate this season. is the scoring weapon for the Metropolitan's mid- and late stages this season. not to mention the two of them always have excellent defense abilities in . In the WAR list of the Metropolitan Metropolis, the two of them have both offense and defense , who are both offensive and defensive, have ranked among the top three with their strength. With them and new players, Alonso, the number one scorer on the offensive end, is no longer alone, and the average score of the Metropolis has changed from last year's league countdown to firmly ranked in the top ten this year.
Francisco Lindor
National League ushered in its first year of designated crackdown system. Metropolitan and did not make sufficient preparations for this position. first half of the season, whether it was Dominic Smith, J.D. Davis or farm newcomers, were unable to play roles, and the OPS of the first two were even less than .7. The team did not choose to wait for more time to get back their state, but instead made a firm substitution. came from Pirates before the trading deadline. Daniel Vogelbach served as the main strike in the second half of the season. Daniel changed his appearance during the Pirates in the past two months. was transformed and contributed five hits and nearly 40% of the super high base rate. The last puzzle in the line of was finally found.
After the season's running-in and adjustment, the Metropolis have excellent shooting, hitting and garrisoning in . It is not luck that they have been ranked first in the Guodong District list for a long time.
Daniel Vogelbach
The staff are neat and ready to go
In early August 2022, , who had been absent for nearly a whole year due to injury, Jacob finally made a comeback! Jacob started in August with a fast start of six games, and has won two-digit strikeouts in four of the nine games that have been played so far. On September 18, he started five games against the Pirates and got a terrifying 13 strikeouts!
Jacob deGrom
timeline closed, , which was on the injury list in early September, did not make fans wait too long, html came back on September 19 with only 68 goals and scored nine strikeouts against the Brewers without hits. used the team to lock in the playoffs to celebrate its 200th victory in his career in . two Cy Young aces were finally gathered before the playoffs. More importantly, the long-term and repeated injuries did not affect the terrifying suppression of the two. The team's rotating staff was healthy, and the beautiful blueprint of the lineup at the beginning of the season shone into reality. Cohen's ideal metropolis is waiting for the arrival of the playoffs with complete physical strength.
Max Scherzer
The main players of the Metropolitan area are currently only Starling Marte, is hit by a touch ball in his hand at the beginning of this month, and the team is not in a hurry to let him return to the team and take care of his injuries and prepare for October. At this point, we will examine the strength of this team from a playoff perspective: is in good shape and Seyung is in two aces. The playoffs Metropolis, who have been away for a long time, are ready!
Starling Marte
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