"IT CAN BE AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY IN METSVILLE"
Any active amateur investor learns soon enough that some days.
The market opens terrible, yet finishes up. As different as night and day.
Yesterday was like that in Metsville.
The Mets' 2 developmental league teams had combined to win 11 of their first 15 games before yesterday.
But the two team's day games ended in decisive losses.
Next, the Mets played the Yankees in a day game. Ouch!
Despite a heroic start to the game from elite hitter (there, I said it) Jeff McNeil, the not-a-good-day-for-a-day-game cycle continued as Zack Wheeler and relief pitchers got shellacked in a 12-5 day game loss, also marked by poor defense. Zack got smacked.
Despite a heroic start to the game from elite hitter (there, I said it) Jeff McNeil, the not-a-good-day-for-a-day-game cycle continued as Zack Wheeler and relief pitchers got shellacked in a 12-5 day game loss, also marked by poor defense. Zack got smacked.
Night games yesterday, though? A whole lot different.
The Mets rebounded smartly behind the ace of the Mets staff, Jason Vargas, and Titanic Pete Alonso's 22nd homer on his indisputable journey to 50 homers this year, to beat the Yanks 10-4.
Minors night games? Lots of good news.
Syracuse wins 15-8 behind great offense from a rehabbing duo of Robbie Cano and Brandon Nimmo, a nice tune up from rehabbing Justin Wilson, and fine relief outings from the recently promoted Ryley Gilliam and Steve Villines.
Binghamton? 7-6 winner, with a solid start from David Peterson. (Bullpen pitched like it was a day game, though).
More NIGHT game excitement ensues:
Recently acquired vet Ervin Santana tossed 6 scoreless with 6 Ks in his 3rd appearance for St Lucie in their decisive 5-0 win. And household name Ezequiel Zabatela continued his very strong relief season in his 23rd outing (sub 2.00 ERA, sub 1.00 WHIP, K per inning (33) and 6 saves. Working on his night moves.
Columbia?
Yep, them too, a lot of hitting and another solid win, 8-1.
Tom Szapucki threw 40 pitches of scoreless ball, lowering his (low innings) season's ERA to 1.42.
Day and night, night and day:
Couldn't have been more different in Metsville yesterday.
We sure could have skipped the day part, though.
But...thank heavens for the night part. I guess:
The stars come out at night.
It's nice to see the Mets finally being a bit more aggressive with minor league promotions than they have in the past. How else will they know who is capable of adjusting to the next level if they wait forever for them to get there?
ReplyDeleteOne aggressive promo, Deniel Nunez, gave up 8 hits, 4 runs, fanned 4 in 3 innings for St Lucie today.
ReplyDeleteI definitely like pushing up the good ones fast - tell them we want them to succeed, but if they hit headwinds, we understand and are willing for you to learn at an accelerated pace - even if there is some failure in that.
Just as on a "real" farm, the fruits/veggies should not be picked for eating or selling before they're ready, I'm a firm believer that the same holds true for our farm.
ReplyDeletePlayers mature at different rates, but I've seen more hurt by being rushed than by getting extra time. A recent example is Flexen, who was moving up our ladder rapidly, and having a fine season at Bingo until he was rushed up because we needed a spot starter. He failed in that start, and has become a AAAA player who does well upstate but flops when called up.
There are exceptions, but overall, patience is called for, which is why I fully support the decisions to keep Alonso (last year) and Kay (this year) at AAA to perfect their craft.
Bill
ReplyDeletethen Explain Soto form the Nationals and the 2 kids in the Atlanta system...
Maybe Flexen Is a 4A pitcher, and has nothing to do with rushing them through the system... I believe Cream rises... as i said a million times baseball is not a contact sport
What os there to explain, Eddie? As I said, players mature at different rates. Some are ready early, others not. And some SEEM ready, get off to hot starts, then fade when pitchers (or hitters) find their weaknesses.
ReplyDeleteFor every Soto, there are probably dozens who have been rushed to the majors and been harmed by it.