Mets 2011 Report Card

Here is my 2011 Mets report card:

JOSE REYES - A - Reyes had a great season, and won the batting title. The only reason I didn't give him an A+ is because he went to the DL twice.

DAVID WRIGHT - B+ - At the beginning of the year, I thought Wright would have a great season. Wright started off strong, but then hurt his back in May, went to the DL, and didn't return until after the all-star break. After Wright returned, he was decent.

IKE DAVIS - B - Davis was off to a hot start, until he collided with David Wright on May 11, and missed the remainder of the season.

DANIEL MURPHY - B+ - Murphy did a good job taking over for Ike Davis. He was on a hot streak before getting injured on August 10, and was out for the remainder of the season. I would've gave Murphy an A-, but he made a few fielding and base running errors.

RUBEN TEJADA - B+ - When Tejada was called up, he wasn't hitting well, but toward the end of the season, he started hitting well, and he was great in the field.

JUSTIN TURNER - B - After a hot streak in late may, Turner cooled down. He became the first rookie ever to have an RBI in seven consecutive games, but he didn't hit well towards the end of the season.

CARLOS BELTRAN - A- - Beltran was red hot before being traded to the Giants. Beltran hit 22 homers this year, 15 with the Mets.

ANGEL PAGAN - B - Pagan had a bit of quiet season. He briefly went to the DL in May, but he wasn't able to make any noise with the bat.

JASON BAY - B- - Bay had a disappointing season, Although he hit 10 homers, and two grand slams. He had a little hot streak in late August, but otherwise he didn't have a good season.

JOSH THOLE - B+ - Thole had a decent season. He had 3 homers and 40 RBIs.

RONNY PAULINO - B- - Paulino didn't have a great season. He began the year on the DL, but after that, he didn't hit well.

LUCAS DUDA - B+ - Duda had a good season. He began the season with the Mets, and didn't hit well, and then got sent to the minors. In June, he was called up again, and hit very well. Duda ended the season with 10 homers.

PITCHERS:

MIKE PELFREY - C+ - Pelfrey didn't pitch well this year. He ended the season with a 4.74 ERA.

R.A. DICKEY - B+ - Dickey didn't pitch as well as last year, but still pitched well.

DILLON GEE - B+ - Gee became the first Mets rookie ever to start his season 7-0. Gee finished the season 13-6.

JON NIESE - B- - Niese had a few good starts this season, but otherwise he didn't have a great season.

CHRIS CAPUANO - B+ - Capuano was the Mets best pitcher this season. He had a two-hit shutout on August 26.

MANAGER:

TERRY COLLINS - A- - Eventhough the Mets were under .500 this year, Collins did a great job in his first year with the Mets.

OVERALL: B - The Mets were 8 games below .500, but they had a decent season. I will continue to blog this off-season about the Mets.