50 Shades of Orange and Blue – The
Annual September Swoon/2
By: Mack Ade
We talked last night about who should
be playing for the Mets during the remainder of the season and we covered the
everyday players.
Tonight we talk about the pitchers.
I’m going to write under one
assumption here and that is that Johan Santana has been shut down for the rest
of the season. Well, that’s not true J If he wasn’t shut down, I would still recommend to do it now. His year
has been over since he had his foot stepped on and it would have been nice for
him to have admitted then that he was having trouble pushing off it.
Anyway, back to the rest of the
season:
SP1 – RHP RA
Dickey – I hope RA is back. I’m not sure he will be, but he deserves
every opportunity to try and win 20 games this year. I would pitch him every
other day for five innings, but that’s just me (kidding). Love this guy.
SP2 – LHP Jon
Niese – Niese has a rare opportunity the be the feature lefty not that
Santana has been shut down. Get nasty, Jon. Get nasty.
SP3 – RHP Matt
Harvey – It looks like Harvey will be able to end the season active, but
it’s no big deal if he sits the last week or two. This is all bonus time for
his development.
SP4 – RHP Collin
McHugh – I describe Collin as ‘Dillon Gee with
two more MPHs’. He’s also a better blogger than me. This the showcase he has
been waiting for his entire career.2012 is his fifth year in the organization
so we all know what that means. I’m rooting hard for him to do well between now
and the end of the season, get signed by a team that can feature him, and have
a great career. Super guy with a lovely wife. He deserves all the success in
the world.
SP5 – RHP Chris
Young- and we’re pitching Young for the rest of the season because? He’s
not coming back, so why don’t the Mets pitch either Collin
McHugh or Chris Schwinden here?
RP – LHP Josh
Edgin – There is nothing Edgin can do at this point to end the season
with an ERA under three, so just go out there and pound the zone. Practive
makes perfect and we need this guy in the spring.
RP – LHP Robert
Carson – A year past the Rule Five, what Carson needs is to show the
Mets he’s a keeper (can I use that word?) for 2013.It would be nice to see some of the projected dominance here.
RP – RHP John
Rauch – Rauch will lead the way for the remainder of the year and will
probably get the most innings. I hope the Mets bring him back.
RP – RHP Bobby
Parnell – For me, this is the last time the Mets will have to showcase
Bobby for a trade. It’s now or never Bobby. Bring it down to 95-96, but get it
moving.
RP – RHP Elvin
Ramirez – I want ‘El’ back if for no other reason than to erase the
horror of his first MLB week. I’m still the President of this guy’s fanclub.
RP – RHP Brad
Holt – -
I originally had McHugh here. It probably will be Hefner, who will be gone next
year. The ballsy thing would be to give someone like Holt as outside chance
before he’s lost in the Rule 5. Also, a good opportunity to showcase him for
trade before Rule Five.
CL – RHP Frank
Francisco – Frank Two will be back next year so the last thing you need
is for him to get overworked this year. The Mets are doing everything they can
(losing) to keep him out of critical save situations. There is so much wrong
with what I just wrote.
4 comments:
I would like to see Mejia get Young's starts. With Young coming off shoulder surgery isn't it time to shut it down? Mejia could use the work. This bullpen can't handle the 4 innings needed to finish Young's starts.
Also, the Mets are creeping towards the basement of the NL East. My first thought was "whatever, they get a better draft pick then" but then I remembered that they would just do something strange with the pick anyway.
Justin:
I'm working on my first mock which will go up on Saturday latest. I've go the Mets getting the 10th pick, though no one they draft will help them from 2013-2015.
Regarding the parent, team, I'm just sick and tired of talking about them.
Mejia will probably be up come September.
Things are going to start changing real soon.
If you listen to the WFAN interview with Sandy from yesterday I got the impression the team was going to go through changes this offseason. He has had his time to evaluate these players and realize how bad most of them are.
Justin:
Things have changed even more since yesterday.
Everyone is on the phones
People will be moved
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