3/5/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links 3/5/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Mike Hessman. Mets 8 Nationals 4 as Pete Alonso hits Grand Slam, Seth Lugo talks to the Press, and MLB.com names Brett Baty Mets top Slugging Prospect.  

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Mets 8 Nationals 4 (Box Score). Brandon Nimmo 2 for 2, HR, RBI, 1 walk, 1 run scored; Jeff McNeil 0 for 2, 1 K; Dominic Smith 0 for 3, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1 for 3, Grand Slam HR, 4 RBIs, 1 run scored; James McCann 1 for 2 with a walk; Jonathan Villar 0 for 2; Luis Guillorme 0 for 2; Khalil Lee 0 for 2 with a K; Drew Ferguson 1 for 2, run scored, 1K; David Peterson  2 scoreless innings, 1 hit; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, 2 walks; Aaron Loup 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Dellin Betances (W, 1-0, BS, 1) 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 walks, 4 runs – all earned;  Trevor May: 1 scoreless inning, 1 walk; Robert Gsellman 1 inning, no runs, 2 hits, 1 walk; Stephen Tarpley., 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk; Sean Reid-Foley 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk, 1 hit. 

Mets are off today Jacob deGrom expected to pitch Saturday.





Mets.com: As Betances, Familia go, so does Mets' 'pen. “Early results have been mixed. Combined, Familia and Betances threw 54 pitches on Thursday…Familia delivered 31 of them, managing a scoreless inning despite two walks and a fly ball to the warning track. (The inning went so long that team president Sandy Alderson, during an interview with the ESPN booth, quipped: “You guys are killing me, and so is Jeurys.”) Betances threw 23, allowing a Ryan Zimmerman three-run homer and recording only two outs before the Mets used this year’s flexible game rules to prematurely end the inning.”




SNY.TV: Mets' Luis Rojas breaks down what will set pitchers apart in competition for fifth rotation spot. “Execution of pitches. Command. Just something different from the pitcher that we know we have because everyone we have in camp is talented,” he told reporters on Thursday via Zoom. “All those arms we have, everyone’s pretty good. There’s competition and sometimes the guy is better than the other in executing in camp. Sometimes the other pitcher needs to work on something to get to the point where he’s been before. It’s the execution part.”










NY Post.com: Mets’ Seth Lugo ‘on track’ in rehab from elbow surgery. “I don’t know that answer. I’m just going one day at a time right now,” Lugo said at a Zoom news conference. “I’m just going to take it slow for now.”

MLB.com: 1 of these aces will be the '21 strikeout king. “Jacob deGrom -- RHP, Mets. 2019 total: 255 / '20 total: 104 Duh?... you can’t top the 32-year-old deGrom’s ridiculous 98.6 mph average four-seam fastball … or his 92.5 mph average slider with its 44.6 percent whiff rate … or his 91.4 mph average changeup that comes with a 42.9 percent whiff rate…”

MLB.com: Here is each team's top future slugger. Mets: Brett Baty, 3B (MLB No. 94). “The Mets chose to overlook that Baty was on the older side at 19 for a prep bat in the 2019 Draft and took him 12th overall precisely because of his power potential. The third baseman provides plus power from the left side and earns extra marks for his ability to drive the ball the other way. He hit seven homers and slugged .452 in 51 games across three levels in 2019…” 

 




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1972

Jim Fregosi, obtained by the Mets from the Angels in the off-season for future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, breaks his right thumb during a spring training workout. The All-Star infielder will suffer through an agonizing season, batting only .232 in 101 games, after being touted as the team's solution to its revolving door at third base.


Mack’s Blast From The Past comes from 3-5-15 – Tom Brennan had 50 reasons why the Mets will win 90 (or more) in 2015.  

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11 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

i FORGOT ABOUT THAT ARTICLE i WROTE, 50 REASONS WHy the Mets will win 90 games in 2015. They sure did - and more.

I noticed Matt Blackham threw a perfect inning, fanned 2, and picked up a win this spring. Maybe success will arrive in 2021 for that ex-Met.

I'd like to see Megill out there. If big body Betances falters, maybe equally big body Megill can step in.

March 5, 2021 at 6:15 AM
John From Albany said...

Some other ex-Mets in action yesterday Tom. Chasen Shreve got the Win for the Pirates and Hansel Robles got the loss for the Twins.

Can you give us 50 reasons why the Mets will win 90 in 2021?

March 5, 2021 at 6:20 AM
Tom Brennan said...

I probably will come up with at least 21 reasons. Soon enough.

Anyone get the exit velo on Nimmo's and Pete's HRs? Both of them were lightning bolts.

We may have to start reporting Nimmo's OFF-base %, he gets on so darned much.

March 5, 2021 at 6:43 AM
John From Albany said...

Tom,

Didn't see exit velocity or distance for Nimmo but Sarah Langs from MLB.com had 112.6 mph and 428 ft for Pete's HR which was included above.

March 5, 2021 at 7:48 AM
Anonymous said...

You see it with that clip of the Dodger prospect striking out two guys.

The swing and the miss.

That's the missing ingredient for Familia and Betances and Gsellman, all three.

I admit to a soft spot for Jeurys -- I am rooting for him -- and I think if he can get into a groove he will be an effective "good" reliever/workhorse for the Mets. He's never really complemented his hard sinking stuff with another look, so I was glad to hear him say that he would be throwing a high, four-seamer more often. I didn't see much evidence of that yesterday. He struggles to put batters away, the ABs go long, foul balls add up, and the walks follow.

While I'm not super impressed with McWilliams -- guys who don't know where the ball is going worry me -- he did generate the old swing-and-miss.

I liked Shreve last year and still don't know why the Mets let him walk and kept Gsellman (for example).

I've seen bloggers write that the Mets are set with Loup and May in the 7th and 8th. Do they really expect those guys to pitch every game? The last time Loup threw 60 innings was in 2014. May should be good for 60 innings.

We're going to need other guys to throw. Will be good to get Lugo back. But April is a little scary for me right now. I so wish we had signed one more solid guy like Colome to add to this mix.

Jimmy



March 5, 2021 at 9:24 AM
BrooklynTrolleyBlogger said...

RE: Nino Espinosa ... 1976 was a great year for TOPPS, and I decided last night on the podcast I'm having a John Milner jersey made! #LGM

March 5, 2021 at 9:32 AM
Anonymous said...

Mack, question:

I found myself curious about Phillies #1 overall pick Moniak from the 2016 draft. So I looked up the results from that year and scrolled through the first two rounds. Most of those guys haven't made an impression yet.

The Mets took Dunn (19) and Kay (31) in the 1st round. Interesting to see Will Smith go #32 at catcher. But overall, most guys from that Draft year haven't done much yet. This group was probably hurt by Covid, the lost season, more than any other draft class.

And then there he is, late in the 2nd round, #64 overall, Pete Alonso. Bad defense, questionable body, big power. 2019 NL Rookie of the Year.

What were your thoughts at the time of that Draft? And how do you see it now, based on almost five years of data.

Jimmy

March 5, 2021 at 9:40 AM
Mack Ade said...

Jimmy

I was a big fan of the Mets two picks in the first and thought drafting a first baseman who couldn't field in the second round was too high.

I followed Florida game to game that year. Alonso was a great college bat but his lack of defensive skills made me wonder when we already had a potential Gold Glove candidate in the pipeline.

March 5, 2021 at 9:46 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Jimmy and Mack, I know the alternate pick to Pete Alonso, selected just a few (2?) picks later...was Bo Bichette. We'll see which player is better longer term.

March 5, 2021 at 9:52 AM
Anonymous said...

I have not been impressed by Kay so far, though it is obviously still early in his career. He had LEFTY going for him. I have not seen a plus pitch, and did not mind in the least seeing him traded away.

Dunn: Just haven't seen much of this guy, thought he probably profiled as a reliever. Don't really have an informed opinion.

Jimmy

March 5, 2021 at 10:28 AM
Mack Ade said...

I really don't see much from them at this point in their career and what we got for both of them is our bonus.

March 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM

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