The 2020 MLB Season is going to be interesting, to say the least, but now we at least know the schedule for the New York Mets.
Believe it or not, the New York Mets currently have the fourth-best odds to win the National League pennant and the 12th best odds to win the World Series. The question is; how will they fare in a 60-game season?
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Mets’ 2020 Opponents:
- Atlanta Braves (10 games)
- 97-65 2019 record, won NL East, lost to Cardinals in NLDS
- Mets went 8-11 against Braves in 2019
- Nick Markakis and Felix Hernandez have both opted out of the 2020 season, Freddie Freeman tested positive for COVID-19
- Boston Red Sox (four games)
- 84-78 2019 record, missed postseason
- Did not play Red Sox in 2019
- Red Sox lost Mookie Betts and David Price during the offseason
- Washington Nationals (10 games)
- 93-69 2019 record, 2019 World Series Champions
- Mets went 12-7 against Nationals in 2019
- Lost Anthony Rendon during the offseason
- Philadelphia Phillies (10 games)
- 81-81 2019 record, missed postseason
- Mets went 7-12 against Phillies in 2019
- Phillies added Didi Gregorius and have a new manager in Joe Girardi for 2020
- Miami Marlins (10 games)
- 57-105 2019 record, missed postseason
- Mets went 13-6 against Marlins in 2019
- New York Yankees (six games)
- 103-59 2019 record, lost to Astros in ALCS
- Mets went 2-2 against Yankees in 2019
- Yankees added Gerrit Cole, lost Didi Gregorius in offseason, will be without Luis Severino and Domingo German in 2020
- Baltimore Orioles (four games)
- 54-108 2019 record, missed postseason
- Did not play Orioles in 2019
- Toronto Blue Jays (three games)
- 67-95 2019 record, missed postseason
- Did not play Blue Jays in 2019
- Tampa Bay Rays (three games)
- 96-66 2019 record, lost to Astros in ALDS
- Did not play Rays in 2019
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Of the nine opponents the Mets will play in 2020, they played five of them in 2019 with a record of 42-38. That’s a win percentage of 52.5%, which in 2020 would give them a 31.5-29.5 record, the equivalent to 85.05-76.95 in a typical 162 game season.
However, the good news for the Mets is that a sixth of their games this season are against the Marlins who they went 13-6 against in 2019, and they also get to play the Orioles who had the second-worst record in the MLB last season.
This means 14 of their 60 games this season are against the second and third-worst teams in the MLB from 2019, which gives them a pretty good chance to add up some wins in 2020. In addition to this, the key to a short season is going to be pitching, which is the Mets’ strong suit.
All this being said, it’s going to be an interesting season for the Amazin’s and they might be one of the few teams who benefit from a 60-game season.