by Brian Joura
In four
games the Mets have used 10 relievers. And even in that short time frame, we’ve
seen expected results for the best and the worst. Anyone being honest would
look at a combination of 2019 and Spring Training/summer camp results and say
that Seth
Lugo was their best reliever. And he already has 3.1 scoreless innings,
where he’s fanned four of the 11 batters he faced. On the opposite end, Corey
Oswalt hasn’t shown us anything in the majors and he was pounded Sunday
night. He’s already been replaced on the active roster and it’s possible we’ve
seen his last performance as a Met.
The big question for manager Luis Rojas is how does he handle the bullpen when his best reliever won’t be able to go on back-to-back days many times during the season. The hope was that the Mets would have four guys capable of closing games in the pen. Besides Lugo, there was Dellin Betances, Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia. But early results for Diaz and Familia have been less than stellar. Which brings us to Betances.
He’s only been used in one game and was essentially treated as a ROOGY. He only faced three batters because after retiring his first two hitters and then allowing a single, he was removed with the lefty-hitting Matt Adams getting ready to hit. Rojas brought in his main lefty, Justin Wilson, who surrendered a hit to Adams.
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What universe do you live in. Diaz made one bad pitch. Not struggling so far.
ReplyDeleteI live in the universe where Diaz had a 5.59 ERA with 15 HR in 58 IP in 2019. I live in the universe where he gave up 1 HR in 2 IP in Spring Training. I live in the universe where he allowed 2 runs to score in 1/3 of an inning in summer camp. I live in the universe where he's allowed 1 HR in 2 IP in the regular season and only was a few feet away from Freddie Freeman's upper deck shot being fair, which would have been another homer.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a pretty universe - but it is the real one.
Id like Diaz to get a couple more chances before we throw him off the ship!
ReplyDeleteI like the way Rojas uses his bench late in games,but id like to see him bring in either Nido or Rivera to catch Diaz.
Id also prefer a stronger catcher behind the plate tonight for Peterson but it is what it is