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Like I said before, the article mentions disparities with the Mets hitters but says nothing about the splits with their pitchers. Either he forgot about half the story, or that half of the story doesn't suggest as dramatic a park effect. If the latter is true, there is an explanation that goes beyond the park.
So the Mets hit worse at Citi Field. They also have hit pretty well on the road, and the team has been more or less as good on the road as at home. So they have done a few things right.
The exit velocity is cited as a factor. The bat spends a very small amount of time exposed to the wind, so I don't see how that could be affected. But I do agree it's kind of bizarre.
"Since 2012, the Mets have the highest fly-ball percentage in the National League"
NOW we have something. We hit more fly balls than anybody else, and play in the worst park for fly balls in the league. With the fences moved in the park has lost its boost in doubles and triples, so if you can't clear the fence consistently you're going to fly out a lot with not much to show for it. And last year was so bad in part because we had three all-or-nothing swingers in Conforto, Bruce, and Frazier who, because they were compromised by injury, couldn't produce even a mediocre amount of runs. We appear to have adopted the exactly wrong philosophy to fit our park.
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