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Mets Season in Review: Alejandro De Aza

By JT. Teran
Apr 15, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; New York Mets center fielder Alejandro De Aza hits a home run during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; New York Mets center fielder Alejandro De Aza hits a home run during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Areas for improvement

Apr 27, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets left fielder Michael Conforto (30) and left fielder Alejandro De Aza (16) celebrate the win against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. New York Mets won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets left fielder Michael Conforto (30) and left fielder Alejandro De Aza (16) celebrate the win against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. New York Mets won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

De Aza’s biggest improvements will undoubtedly have to be focused on his offense. His awful season with the Mets came after a much better season with three clubs in 2015, so it’s something he should be able to get back.

His struggles at the plate could almost be predicted by the count he swung at, so that should be an area to look at. De Aza was awful when swinging on the first pitch (.188 AVG, .313 SLG). He also struggled in at the bat if the count started 0-1 (.133/.198/.208). On the flip side, if he just took ball 1 to start, his average and on-base percentage skyrocketed (.296/.420).

Of course, pitchers know this as well, so they’ll keep looking to get ahead if he can’t get better on first pitch swinging. If he wants to be able to lock a major league job for next season, that should be where he looks to improve.

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