Thomas Henderson, Author at Baseball Essential

Three Years Should Outweigh One Pitch for Jeurys Familia, and Mets Fans

Oct 7, 2016

With one 96-MPH pitch to Conor Gillaspie, Jeurys Familia saw the 2016 season end for the New York Mets and his reputation change among the fan base forever. However, Familia does not deserve the sudden statu...

Asdrubal Cabrera Loves the Second Half

Thomas Henderson

Sep 22, 2016

New York Mets

Despite the myriad of injuries the New York Mets have suffered throughout the trying, and sometimes disappointing 2016 season, they find themselves in a tight three-way race for the Wild Card with the St. Louis...

Hey, Mets? Re-sign Neil Walker.

Thomas Henderson

Aug 16, 2016

Features, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Mets offense has been struggling for most of the season. There have been a plethora of problems that have contributed to this; a lack of hitting with runners in scoring position (the Mets are batti...

Travis d’Arnaud, the Trade Deadline, and his New York Mets future

Thomas Henderson

Aug 5, 2016

New York Mets

It was no secret that the New York Mets were trying to upgrade over the trade deadline. After General Manager Sandy Alderson missed out on the coveted catcher Jonathan Lucroy, he focused his sights on acquiring...

Hansel Robles’ Importance to the New York Mets

Thomas Henderson

Jul 26, 2016

New York Mets

With the trade deadline looming, there are many reports stating that the New York Mets are in the market for a middle reliever. While that is a valid place to upgrade the team (mostly due to the disappointing s...

Juan Lagares has a Golden Oppurtunity

Thomas Henderson

Jul 18, 2016

New York Mets

Before the season started, Juan Lagares looked to be the fourth/platoon outfielder in a good outfield. Michael Conforto was to play left field against righties, Yoenis Cespedes was to play center field against ...

Wilmer Flores Should Not Sit for Jose Reyes

Thomas Henderson

Jul 7, 2016

Headlines, New York Mets

As every baseball fan surely knows by now, Jose Reyes is back in Queens. The new (old) New York Met made his debut (redebut) on July 5, leading off and going 0-4 with a strikeout in a 5-2 loss to the Miami Marl...

Jose Reyes Returns: Thoughts and Tempered Expectations

Thomas Henderson

Jun 27, 2016

Features, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

On Saturday afternoon, the New York Mets announced the signing of former fan favorite Jose Reyes to a minor league deal. Jose Reyes left the team after the 2011 season, which turned out to be a career year, whe...

Looking at Carlos Beltran’s Hall of Fame Resume

Thomas Henderson

Jun 15, 2016

Baseball History, Features, Hall of Fame, New York Mets

Carlos Beltran is having a resurgent season at 39 years of age for the New York Yankees. He has a slash line of .277/.313/.554, with 16 home runs, 44 RBIs and a 129 wRC+ (at the time of this writing). This year...

Who’s On Deck? Looking at David Wright’s Internal Replacements

Thomas Henderson

Jun 5, 2016

New York Mets

David Wright has been the face of the New York Mets franchise for over a decade, and his locker room presence is insurmountable. He is the Captain. He is the heart and soul of this generation of the Amazi...

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