2009 New York Mets season
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| Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon |
| General manager(s) | Omar Minaya |
| Manager(s) | Jerry Manuel |
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The 2009 New York Mets season was a season in American baseball. It was the franchise's 48th season, and the team's first year at Citi Field, which opened on April 13 against the San Diego Padres.[1] The Mets finished with a 70–92 record, as the season was plagued by many injuries.
Offseason
Looking to improve the bullpen after the struggles of the 2008 season, the Mets signed closer Francisco Rodríguez to a three-year, $37 million contract on December 10, 2008.[2] Immediately after, the team acquired reliever J. J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three team trade involving the Mariners and the Cleveland Indians, giving the Mets a setup man for Rodriguez. New York shipped reliever Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chávez, pitcher Jason Vargas and three minor leaguers to Seattle for Putz, center fielder Jeremy Reed and reliever Sean Green, while Mets reliever Joe Smith was acquired by Cleveland.[3]
On December 12 the Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson. On January 12, the Mets signed RHP Tim Redding to a one-year contract. The Mets signed Alex Cora to a one-year $2 million contract. The Mets signed Freddy García and Rob Mackowiak to minor league deals. Garcia's contract, which was full of incentives, could have reached $8 million if he reached the major league roster. On April 3, 2009, the Mets signed outfielder Gary Sheffield after being released by the Detroit Tigers.[4]
Roster
Regular season
Patch worn on the left sleeve during home games the 2009 season.
In its opening season, Citi Field drew over 3.1 million fans with a game average of 92.7% of seats filled, 4th best in baseball.
The Mets opened up the season in Cincinnati against the Reds on April 6. The Mets collected the victory, improving their win-loss record on opening day. The first home game at Citi Field was on April 13, 2009 against the San Diego Padres, who spoiled the opener with a 6–5 win against the Mets. In that game, Jody Gerut of the Padres became the first player to open a new ballpark with a leadoff home run.
On April 17, Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run against the Milwaukee Brewers. On May 10, José Reyes stole his 300th base against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite an injury depleted roster, the Mets finished May with a 19–9 record and trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by a half game for the NL East lead.
After finishing April and May with a combined record of 28–21,[5] injuries hurt the Mets in June and they went 9–18,[5] their worst month since September 2003, but lost only 2½ games in the standings, as the Phillies were having their own struggles. Injuries continued to hurt them Mets in July, as they went 12–14, quickly falling to 4th place in the National League East and out of playoff contention.[5]
Citi Field, the Mets new stadium.
On July 10, the Mets sent outfielder Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Jeff Francoeur.
However, the Mets did set a team record during the 2009 season. They had a team-record 10 hits in the fourth inning on August 18 against the Atlanta Braves. They scored eight runs in that inning, on their way to a 9–4 victory.[6]
On August 23, the Mets became the first team in National League history to fall victim to a game-ending unassisted triple play, turned by Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field in the bottom of the 9th inning.[7]
The 2009 Mets season will be remembered as a season marred by injuries. On August 25, it was announced that ace Johan Santana would undergo season-ending elbow surgery on his pitching elbow,[8] and was added to the long list of injured players. Including Santana, the Mets' had 20 players see time on the Disabled list at some point during the 2009 season, including David Wright, John Maine, Jon Niese, Fernando Nieve, J. J. Putz, Billy Wagner, Brian Schneider, Carlos Delgado, Ángel Pagán, Gary Sheffield, Óliver Pérez, Ryan Church, Ramón Martínez, Jose Reyes, Alex Cora, Carlos Beltrán, and Fernando Martinez.[9] Mets players spent more than 1,480 days in the Disabled list in 2009, more than any other team in the majors.[5] However, second-half turnarounds of Francoeur and Daniel Murphy helped the Mets finish the season with the best batting average in the National League, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[10]
On August 25 the Mets traded former all-star closer Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Chris Carter and minor league first baseman Eddie Loria.[11]
Pat Misch earned his 1st Major League Baseball win on September 3 in his 12th start.
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 45–36 | 48–33 |
| Florida Marlins | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 43–38 | 44–37 |
| Atlanta Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
| New York Mets | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 23 | 41–40 | 29–52 |
| Washington Nationals | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 34 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
| Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
| Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
| Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
| New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
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Player stats
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | BA | OBP | HR | RBI | R | SB |
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| Anderson, MarlonMarlon Anderson | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán, CarlosCarlos Beltrán | 81 | 308 | 100 | .325 | .415 | 10 | 48 | 50 | 11 |
| Berroa, ÁngelÁngel Berroa | 14 | 27 | 4 | .148 | .233 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Brown, EmilEmil Brown | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cancel, RobinsonRobinson Cancel | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo, LuisLuis Castillo | 142 | 486 | 147 | .302 | .387 | 1 | 40 | 77 | 20 |
| Castro, RamónRamón Castro* | 26 | 79 | 20 | .253 | .322 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Church, RyanRyan Church* | 67 | 232 | 65 | .280 | .332 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 6 |
| Cora, AlexAlex Cora | 82 | 271 | 68 | .251 | .320 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 8 |
| Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado | 26 | 94 | 28 | .298 | .393 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| Evans, NickNick Evans | 30 | 65 | 15 | .231 | .275 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Feliciano, PedroPedro Feliciano | 88 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figueroa, NelsonNelson Figueroa | 16 | 22 | 3 | .136 | .174 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Francoeur, JeffJeff Francoeur* | 75 | 289 | 90 | .311 | .338 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1 |
| Hernández, AndersonAnderson Hernández* | 46 | 135 | 34 | .252 | .315 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| Hernández, LivánLiván Hernández* | 24 | 40 | 5 | .125 | .146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine, JohnJohn Maine | 16 | 27 | 4 | .148 | .148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martínez, FernandoFernando Martínez | 29 | 91 | 16 | .176 | .242 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | 12 | 42 | 7 | .167 | .182 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Misch, PatPat Misch | 22 | 13 | 0 | .000 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy, DanielDaniel Murphy | 155 | 508 | 135 | .266 | .313 | 12 | 63 | 60 | 4 |
| Niese, JonJon Niese | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nieve, FernandoFernando Nieve | 8 | 9 | 3 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pagán, ÁngelÁngel Pagán | 88 | 343 | 105 | .306 | .350 | 6 | 32 | 54 | 14 |
| Pelfrey, MikeMike Pelfrey | 31 | 52 | 5 | .096 | .143 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pérez, ÓliverÓliver Pérez | 14 | 22 | 6 | .273 | .304 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Redding, TimTim Redding | 30 | 29 | 2 | .069 | .069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed, JeremyJeremy Reed | 126 | 161 | 39 | .242 | .301 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Reyes, ArgenisArgenis Reyes | 9 | 17 | 2 | .118 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reyes, JoséJosé Reyes | 36 | 147 | 41 | .279 | .355 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
| Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 25 | 42 | 7 | .167 | .255 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Santos, OmirOmir Santos | 96 | 281 | 73 | .260 | .296 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 0 |
| Schneider, BrianBrian Schneider | 59 | 170 | 37 | .218 | .292 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| Sheffield, GaryGary Sheffield | 100 | 268 | 74 | .276 | .372 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 2 |
| Sullivan, CoryCory Sullivan | 64 | 136 | 34 | .250 | .338 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 7 |
| Takahashi, KenKen Takahashi | 28 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatís, FernandoFernando Tatís | 125 | 340 | 96 | .282 | .339 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 4 |
| Thole, JoshJosh Thole | 17 | 53 | 17 | .321 | .356 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Valdéz, WilsonWilson Valdéz | 41 | 86 | 22 | .256 | .326 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Wright, DavidDavid Wright | 144 | 535 | 164 | .307 | .390 | 10 | 72 | 88 | 27 |
Legend: G = games played; AB = at-bats; H = hits; BA = batting average; OBP = on-base percentage; HR = home runs; RBI = runs batted in; R = runs scored; SB = stolen bases; bold = league leader
Pitching
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | S | ERA | H | SO | BB |
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| Dessens, ElmerElmer Dessens | 9 | 0 | 12 ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Feliciano, PedroPedro Feliciano | 58 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.51 | 32 | 39 | 10 |
| Figueroa, NelsonNelson Figueroa | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Fossum, CaseyCasey Fossum | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Green, SeanSean Green | 52 | 0 | 47 ⅔ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.72 | 45 | 37 | 19 |
| Hernández, LivánLiván Hernández | 20 | 20 | 120 ⅔ | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4.77 | 138 | 67 | 43 |
| Maine, JohnJohn Maine | 11 | 11 | 61 ⅔ | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.52 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
| Misch, PatPat Misch | 13 | 0 | 14 ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
| Niese, JonJon Niese | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
| Nieve, FernandoFernando Nieve | 8 | 7 | 36 ⅔ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.95 | 36 | 23 | 19 |
| O'Day, DarrenDarren O'Day | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Parnell, BobbyBobby Parnell | 52 | 0 | 40 ⅔ | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Pelfrey, MikeMike Pelfrey | 21 | 21 | 121 ⅓ | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4.75 | 137 | 67 | 45 |
| Pérez, ÓliverÓliver Pérez | 10 | 10 | 48 ⅔ | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.03 | 52 | 44 | 47 |
| Putz, J. J.J. J. Putz | 29 | 0 | 29 ⅓ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5.22 | 29 | 19 | 19 |
| Redding, TimTim Redding | 16 | 9 | 58 ⅓ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.94 | 69 | 38 | 28 |
| Rodríguez, FranciscoFrancisco Rodríguez | 47 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2.06 | 31 | 49 | 26 |
| Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 21 | 21 | 137 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2.96 | 124 | 128 | 43 |
| Stokes, BrianBrian Stokes | 42 | 0 | 43 ⅔ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 45 | 26 | 20 |
| Switzer, JonJon Switzer | 4 | 0 | 3 ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Takahashi, KenKen Takahashi | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Legend: G = games pitched; GS = games started; IP = innings pitched; W = wins; L = losses; ERA = earned run average; H = hits allowed; SO = strikeouts; BB = walks; S = saves; bold = league leader
As of August 2, 2009
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
References
- ↑ "New York Mets' Citi Field opener April 14 against Padres". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
- ↑ K-Rod, Mets finalize deal
- ↑ Mets get Putz as set-up man in huge trade
- ↑ Sheffield agrees to deal with Mets
- 1 2 3 4 Fitzpatrick, Mike (October 4, 2009). "Figueroa pitches shutout, Mets beat Astros 4–0". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Game Wrapup". mets.com. August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ↑ Gurian-Peck, David (August 23, 2009). "Phils back Pedro in NY, win on rare feat". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ↑ "News: Santana to Have Surgery". August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Note: The Citi Field Exorcism". August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ Shpigel, Ben (October 5, 2009). "After Quiet Finish, Mets Are Planning For Busy Off-Season". New York Times. p. D6.
- ↑ "Mets, Red Sox finally complete Billy Wagner trade". Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
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