First, my
thoughts on the Wild Card race.
The Mets have won five in-a-row but we
have to do better.
Huh?
See,
we lost four of the previous six games played and put ourselves back in the
pack running for the finish line.
We
need some of these teams to lose a few, especially the sizzling Nats. After
their current series with the lowly Pirates, they play three games with the
Cubs. The good news is one of these two teams that currently are ahead of us in
the race will lose three games. The bad news is the Nats will end the month of
August with series against Baltimore and the Marlins.
Yes,
we have to play the Braves first, but I believe the first critical test for us
will be the three-game series against the Cubs, beginning 8-27. We can put
distance between this team if we sweep them.
Other
teams in play and who they have to play yet in August past the current series
they are being played:
Philadelphia – the Marlins, the Pirates,
and the Mets
Milwaukee – Arizona, the Cardinals, the
Cubs
St. Louis – the Rockies, the Brewers, the
Reds
Fangraphs on the best players in the Sally
League:
Ronny
Mauricio (Mets): An 18-year-old that is hanging
around the SAL circuit and makes a lot of contact. He’s got a wiry body that
you can imagine growing into some power. His numbers at his age, consistency in
barreling up the ball, and a cannon of an arm at short really stand out.
A-Columbia
roster moves:
C Hayden Singer begins his 2-game
suspension
C Zak Whalin transferred from
Rookie-Kingsport
Whalen
is an undrafted 24/yr. old out of the University of Central Missouri, who had
one at-bat with Kingsport
RHP Bryce Hutchinson placed on the IL
P Nick
Rumbelow was added to the Syracuse roster
1B Jeremy
Vasquez was promoted from A+ St. Lucie to AA-Binghamton
This
move forces David Thompson into the outfield, what with the rest of the Rumbles’
starting infield being Luis Carpio, Andres Gimenez, and Quinn Brodey.
Kudos –
AA-Binghamton
– CF Quinn Brodey: 3-5, RBI
A+
St. Lucie – RP Andrew Mitchell: 2-IP, 0-R,
2-K
A-Columbia
– RP Cole Gordon: 2.2-IP, 0-R, 2-K
Low-A
Brooklyn – SP Frank Valentino: 4.2-IP, ER, 3-K
Rookie-Kingsport
– RP Hector Rodriguez: 2.2-IP, 0-R, 6-K
GCL – LF Kenedy Corona: 2-5, R, .307
DSL-1 – C Derwis Troconiz: 2-4, 2-R,
RBI, .288
DSL-2 – RP Daniel Juarez: 3.2-IP,
0-R, 8-K
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Michael Baron - @michaelgbaron
Strength of remaining schedules, NL Wild Card contenders (opposing winning %):
#Phillies: .514
#SFGiants: .512
#Mets: .507
#DBacks: .506
#Cardinals: .506
#Cubs: .504
#Brewers: .500
#Nationals: .500
I would keep an eye on Quinn Brodey who may factor next season as potential big league depth option. We have very little homegrown outfield talent in the upper minors, hence Brodey may get the nod he might not otherwise.
An equivalent infielder might be Luis Guillorme whose carved a role shuttling between majors and minors and has improved his swing and approach in 2019 to complement his defense and left hand bat which got him here.
Who do we root for this afternoon?
Cubs or Nats?
Cubs
Yeah.. I agree.
We can knock off the Cubs after the Braces series... :)
I want to finish #2 in our division,
Quick question -
Not to put the cart in front of the horse but let’s say just for Rusty Staub’s sake that the Mets make the post season & Lowrie, Nimmo, Cano, & McNeil all return healthy . Who makes the post season roster of all those guys.? Who gets left off ? Do you keep Panik, Gulliorme, Altherr etc ?
Altherr would be toast as soon as Nimmo comes back
McNeil and Lowrie trump Luis and Panik
Cubs
Luis, yes, but if Panik keeps playing as he has since we got him, he has the job IMO.
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