SAVAGE VIEWS – Seeing Red
August
26, 2022
This Savage
is on the warpath once again. I am
somewhat outraged at some of the decisions made by Bucky. I know, I know that I should be delighted to
be in first place as we approach September and Bucky deserves some credit. Deciding
to pitch Walker over deGrom in the Yankees series made no sense at all. On one hand you have Walker recovering from
an injury and could have used a couple of additional days to recuperate. On the other hand, you have deGrom scheduled to
start on normal rest. The results were predictable. Walker goes five and the game gets turned
over to the pen.
Bucky had
Conner Grey warming up in case Walker needed relief before completing
five. Seriously? And after Lugo got us through the sixth
everyone expected another inning out of him.
Instead, Rodriguez was brought in to pitch the seventh. I told my wife “Game over” when JR entered
the game. As I said before, it’s great
to be in first place but I routinely have had concerns about his bullpen
management over the course of the season.
I think it’s
great the Mets recalled Brett Baty to take over third base. He has struggled while adjusting to MLB pitching. There are those who
suggest that he be returned to the minors and replaced by Vientos who is defensively
challenged. Probably the same folks who
would have sent Willie Mays back after his slow start. Baty is potentially our
answer to Austin Riley and Alex Bohn, both of whom had issues early in their
careers.
Baty is
going to be a stud and in ten years you all will be talking about how Captain
Baty has become one of the cornerstones of this franchise. This is a guy who needs to play everyday and
he will get better as he matures.
Mark Vientos
looks to be another exciting prospect. I
foresee him as our DH of the future with the ability to play in the field if
needed. He could become our answer to
Edgar Martinez or David Ortiz. He’s a
keeper and the Mets need to resist efforts to trade him.
Looking
forward, making Vientos the DH makes Vogelbach superfluous. I can see both Vogelbach and Guillorme moved
during the off-season to shore up the bullpen.
Wyatt Young appears to have the tools to take over LG’s role.
Since the
all-star break the team has had difficulty scoring runs on a consistent
basis. Alonso and Nimmo are two of the
biggest culprits. Take last night’s game
against the Rockies. Had Colorado turned
two in the third inning as they should have, we might have been shut out. The HR by Alonso on a 3-0 meatball might not
have happened.
While the
Braves are destroying mediocre pitching, we struggle. I’m not sure what the answer is but we can
use a jolt. I believe McNeil should bat
no lower than fifth with Vogelbach dropped down a couple of spots. Actually, it might be time to rest Vogelbach to
allow him to recover from whatever ails him.
Well, that’s
my take on a cloudy afternoon in New Bern, NC - birthplace of Pepsi Cola.
Ray
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