Tom Brennan - MY METS PROSPECTS: # 29 NABIL CRISMATT
I had Nabil Crismatt, one of the Mets' more unique names, higher-ranked in early 2017.
He had a bad luck season, so he is well prepared for a Mets career, how's I sees it. It's how Anthony Young saw it. Anyway, Crismatt in 2017? 6-13, ERA of 3.95.
Besides luck, I think he got worn out a bit. He had an ERA for St Lucie of 1.18 in May and 1.95 in June....WOW...but then disintegrated, allowed an astounding and, to me, completely unexpected 49 runs in 54 innings in July and August! DOUBLE WOW!
My guess? Pitching in the dreaded WBC Classic for Colombia (the country, dummy, not the Fireflies) this spring, making for a LONG haul that wore him out.
His last 4 starts, though, he got his second wind and was back to normal, finishing STRONG.
He fans a lot of guys, walks relatively few, and I think this 22 year old has a big season in AA next year.
Friday is not a fireballer, but has decent velocity, sitting in the low 90s with his heater. Maybe next year's Corey Oswalt? We can hope. Seems a 4/5 starter or future reliever in the bigs is his ceiling.
Tom -
ReplyDeleteI am not sure it was the WBC that wore this, and many Latin, kids out.
They simply pitch too much, during the season, and in Latin leagues in the off-season. Then its two Instruct leagues...
They never give their arm a rest.
And we wonder where all the TJS comes from.
Let's hope Crismatt never joins the TJS Club. They do get overworked.
ReplyDeleteThe Latin winter leagues should only use pitchers who are marginal and trying to impress (that shouldn't include Crismatt, who is not marginal), or guys who missed a lot of time with injury during the season and need to try to get their innings count up a bit...at least, that is how I see it.
The problem Tom is the Mets have no control over who plays where there (first cousin to 'there there'), what position they play (ask Josh Satin when he planed in Venezuela), or how often they play.
ReplyDeleteIm a Nabil Crismatt fan. My eyeball test says he good. I like his offspeed stuff. Hes a workhorse innings eater who can have low pitch counts when his breaking stuff is on point.
ReplyDeleteSounds good, Ernest. Hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteNon-flamethrowers have to work ten times as hard to get anyone to notice. It seems to me Greg Maddux made a nice career as a soft-tosser.
ReplyDeleteMaddux, the man with 582 career decisions in 740 starts spanning slightly over 5,000 innings. 740 starts - WOW
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