I like Pedro Beato because he lives in my hometown of Ozone
Park, N.Y. I thought this was a breat acquisition, which just hasn’t happened.
He’s proven a number of times that he’s a big time minor league pitcher,
but, so far, he has been unsuccessful in Queens (2011 – 60-G, 4.30, 2012 –
10-G, 10.38). Tonight they gave him a spot start in Buffalo, which, on paper,
makes no sense. There is already a 5-man rotation in place (Zack Wheeler, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Chris Schwinden,
Collin McHugh). Did I miss a promotion somewhere or could the Mets be
serious considering shutting down Familia? I sure hope so.
Josh Edgin
Please, please,
please don’t overpitch this guy like you did with Tim
Byrdak and Jesus Feliciano. Edgin hasn’t
allowed a run in his last 10 outings and is not afraid to challenge you with
his fastball. He also has a nice curve to set up the heater. Lastly, it’s his
attitude that stands out. He doesn’t want to beat you. He wants you dead. I
really don’t care who you send down or release. What the Mets need to do here
to thank Garrett Olson for his contribution and
call up Robert Carson post haste. Anyone that
knows or has met Robert knows of his super-confidence. Give him a shot. He can’t
do worse than Olson.
Jordany Valdespin
Here’s your problem…
you are never going to get this kid to stop swinging. He just loves it too
much. Baseball Cube gives him an ‘8’ rating (out of 100) for patience. Career
wise, he has 1,405 ‘official’ at-bats. He also has only 66 walks. In the
majors, it’s 135-AB and 4-BB. His BB% this season is 2.8%. You can’t survive in
the major leagues with these stats. Look, if you get ahead of this kid, you can
throw him any kind of junk you want and the bat will try to hit the ball. I
said I’d lay off this kid, but there’s so much lack of discipline here. This
all comes from someone that dropped out of school to play baseball full time… in
the fourth grade!
Matt Harvey
Too many relatives.
What was the ticket count, around 130 given out? Jason Heyward welcomes him
back to the neighborhood with a 2-run homer in the first and the journey
continues. Harvey’s biggest problem came early because he hit 45 pitches in the
second inning. Simply, put, the control just wasn’t there. Four walks in the
first two innings do not win you games. Out of the box: 93 FB, 83 CB, 95 FB, 93
FB, 95 FB, 95 FB, 95 FB, 94 FB, 96 FB walk. They mean nothing unless they pound
the zone and bats don’t touch them. Too many relatives.
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