Jeff McNeil Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/8/1992 (32)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- Long Beach State
Jeff McNeil Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jeff McNeil News
New York Mets outfielder Harrison Bader and second baseman Jeff McNeil are both sitting out of Tuesday's contest against the visiting division-rival Philadelphia Phillies. With both players starting on the bench, Tyrone Taylor will start in center field and bat seventh, while Joey Wendle will man the keystone and bat eighth against Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola. Bader has gone 7-for-30 (.233) in 10 games in the month of May and is slashing a mediocre .265/.314/.319 with a homer, seven RBI and five steals in 113 at-bats on the year. McNeil is hitting just .230 on the season and has hit .191 (8-for-42) in 11 games so far in May. Neither Taylor nor Wendle will be very attractive DFS plays on Tuesday in a tough matchup against Nola. Taylor is hitting .400 with an RBI against Nola in his career, but in just five at-bats, while Wendle is hitting .250 with an RBI in 12 at-bats against Nola.
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil is on the bench for Monday's contest against the Detroit Tigers. McNeil went just 1-for-11 over the weekend in the three-game sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers to begin the season, so the Mets are giving McNeil a day off early to regroup. It's not a great sign for the two-time All-Star after he hit .270/.333/.378 a year after winning the National League batting title in 2022. With the 31-year-old on the bench to start the game on Monday, Joey Wendle will take over at second base for the Mets and will hit ninth against Tigers young right-hander Reese Olson. Wendle is more useful for his infield versatility and is a long shot to deliver meaningful offensive numbers in DFS on Monday.
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil is starting at the keystone and batting cleanup for the Mets on Opening Day on Thursday against Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta. McNeil isn't your typical cleanup hitter with mediocre power, but if he sticks in this position regularly against right-handed pitching, it will give him more opportunities for RBI with Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso hitting in front of him. It's a batting order for New York that probably won't last too long once veteran designated hitter J.D. Martinez gets up to speed after signing with the team late in spring training. The 31-year-old McNeil won a batting title in 2022 but disappointed last year and is still dealing with a partially torn UCL that he's playing through. Aside from a useful batting average, McNeil isn't a lock to help with much else.
Batting Order
1 | Brandon Nimmo |
2 | Pete Alonso |
3 | Francisco Lindor |
4 | J.D. Martinez |
5 | Mark Vientos |
6 | Starling Marte |
7 | Harrison Bader |
8 | Jeff McNeil |
9 | Tomás Nido |
Jeff McNeil Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Brandon Nimmo |
2 | Pete Alonso |
3 | Francisco Lindor |
4 | J.D. Martinez |
5 | Mark Vientos |
6 | Starling Marte |
7 | Harrison Bader |
8 | Jeff McNeil |
9 | Tomás Nido |
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil had a league-average season at the plate in the 2023 campaign and posted some scary underlying metrics in the process. The 31-year-old hit .270 with 10 homers and 10 stolen bases across 156 games, a solid campaign. At the same time, he ranked in the eighth percentile or worse in xSLG, average exit velocity, barrel rate, and hard-hit rate. He has an elite eye at the plate and excellent bat-handling skills but very, very little power. His .108 isolated power in 2023 ranked 127th of 134 qualified hitters last season. Power has never been McNeil's bread and butter but ATC projections of eight home runs, six stolen bases, 64 runs, and 55 RBI in the 2024 season leave plenty to be desired. Even with a lack of reliable second-base options behind him, McNeil's 316.96 ADP still seems rich for a player relying solely on batting average.