Aurelio Morales
asked Michael Baron on
Twitter:
@michaelgbaron do you
think the Mets could go with an all rightie rotation and move Matz to the
bullpen so that they could have another reliable left hander coming out of the
pen?
Baron:
The only way that happens
as of now is if Matz struggles in the rotation again. And if he is moved to the
bullpen, you can hardly call him reliable.
Thoughts?
I will say this - nice to have pitching depth in case Matz craps the bed.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he will, though.
He had a strong second half. He may be ready to accelerate finally.
But a guy can struggle as a lefty starter and excel as a reliever too - just ask Ollie Perez.
Or ask Drew Pomeranz.
ReplyDeleteYep, Reese.
ReplyDeletePomeranz's career as a starter? 4.25 ERA, while just 2.72 as a reliever.
Higher K rate, too, by about 2 Ks per 9 IP.
I would hope that Gonsalves and/or Zamora get a chance here first.
ReplyDeleteMack, remarkably, ZiPS has extremely similar projections for Justin Wilson and Daniel Zamora - projected ERAs for both within a few points of one another in the mid 3's.
ReplyDeleteI'd say Zamora has an excellent shot in 2020 with the Mets.
Gonsalves was a waiver pick-up, not a Rule V, so he does not have the obligation to begin the year on the 25/26 man roster. Zamora has had his ups and downs (mostly downs at the big league level). Either could surprise or neither could, but in-house options are more interesting to me than going outside until you have proven to be incapable of working at the major league level.
ReplyDeleteI would put Matz in the bullpen first. If one of the bottom of staff can’t get it done they switch.
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