MLB Preview: New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 8:37 PM ET, Sunday April 3, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
Lines: NY Mets -120/ Kansas City +110
Total: 7.5 (o15)
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Last the Mets were led by their pitching staff and they will be looking for that staff to help them dominate the NL East this year. That has been carefully put together the last few year and it finally paid off in last year’s amazing run to the World Series. Now this young staff is a year old and has more experience, which will benefit them greatly this year, especially in the postseason. Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz all all capable of posting a shutout every time they take to the mound and having a staff like that can really help take the pressure off a very average offense. That offense was upgraded some last year and it includes Yoenis Cespedes, Travis d’Arnaud, Lucas Duda, Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson, which is a nice nucleus and then when he is healthy they also have David Wright. Still, this offense will not have to do a whole lot this year, but a more solid offense does make them a more complete team. Getting the start in this game for the Mets is Matt Harvey, who started 26 games last year and went 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA in those games, while on the road he went 5-5 with a 3.42 ERA. He did go 2-0 in four interleague starts last year during the regular season with an 0.68 ERA. In the World Series he started two games vs the Royals and he got a no-decision in both games, while allowing five earned runs in 14 innings of work in the two games. Last year the Mets were 28th in the league in hitting at .244 and they were 17th in runs scored (683), but they had some pop in their bats as they were 8th in homeruns at 177. On the mound they were 4th in ERA (3.43) and 2nd in WHIP (1.18).
The Kansas City Royals are the defending World Series champs and they really had an easy time of it in beating the mets four games to one in the World Series. Now the question is do they have enough to repeat. The Pitching will be solid again and they have added Ian Kennedy to the staff and Joakim Soria to the bullpen. The heart of the Royals is Alex Gordon, who was 4th last year among outfielders in Wins Above Replacement. Re-Signing him was key for the Royals this year. Lorenzo Cain is also back and may be the Royals best overall player. Those two will join Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas to give them a solid offensive nucleus that will score plenty of runs like last year. The Bullpen is very good and is even better with the addition of Soria, who could serve as the setup man for Wade Davis, who just may be the game’s best closer. Getting the start in this game will be Edinson Volquez, who made 34 appearances last year, with 33 of them being starts and he was 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA in those games. At Kauffman Stadium he was 8-4 with a 3.48 ERA in 16 starts. He was 3-0 with a 2,.67 ERA in five starts vs the National League last year during the Regular Season and He face the Mets twice in the World Series and he didn’t get a decision in either game, while allowing four runs in 12 innings of work. Last year the Royals were 3rd in the league in hitting at .269, while ranking 7th in runs scored (724) and 24th in homers (139). On the mound they were 10th in ERA at 3.73 and 13th in WHIP (1.28).
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[907] New York Mets -120
The Mets took it on the chin last year in the World Series, but I look for them to come out and get a little revenge in this one. They have a clear edge on the mound and their offense should be better than last year’s group and the Royals are not totally healthy as they will be missing Jarrod Dyson (OF) for a couple of more weeks. The Mets have a great shot here at starting off with some revenge and overall I do believe they are the more complete team.
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