3/2/12

Rotational Progress


by  - Mack Ade


This is pure speculation.

The Mets spring training camp is almost giddy over the projected dominance of the rotation come 2014 and beyond.

This is just one scenario.

4-1-12 – The Mets break camp with RHP R.A. Dickey, LHP Jon Niese, LHP Johan Santana, RHP Mike Pelfrey, and RHP Dillon Gee.

7-1-12 – Santana, Niese, Dickey, Pelfrey, RHP Matt Harvey

9-1-12 – Santana, Niese, Dickey, Harvey, RHP Jeurys Familia

4-1-13 – Santana, Harvey, Niese, Familia, RHP Jenrry Mejia

9-1-13 – Harvey, Niese, Familia, Mejia, RHP Zack Wheeler

4-1-14 – Harvey, Wheeler, Niese, Mejia, Familia

5 comments:

Stephen Guilbert said...

That is one hell of a rotation.

Mack Ade said...

Yeah...

now we have to light a lot of candles...

Stephen Guilbert said...

For sure. Luckily though (unlike the hitters) if a couple of these guys never make it or get switched to the bullpen (highly likely for at least one of them if not 2-3) there are still a number of pitchers in the system who could be elite within a couple years along with these five.

We also shouldn't sleep on Pelfrey or Dickey...both could be usable pieces well past 2013 (but I understand why they are not on this list). As much as I have been frustrated by Pelfrey, he still is only one year removed from a very solid season and could still be "figuring it out". Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

Tom Brennan said...

Here it is now in 2020, and look who was missing - Jake deGrom. How very far he has come.

Tom Brennan said...

I miss Steve Guilbert posts - I wonder how he's doing?