MACK - Tuesday Morning Observations

 

Observations –

 

            Let’s try and look ahead to 2025 and try to construct the rotations of each of the full season affiliate teams.

             Syracuse –

            I expect Blade Tidwell, Brandon Sproat,  and Justin Jarvis to open the season repeating here. All are talented pitchers, but only Sproat stands out as star material. The other two are still works in progress and need more time at this level to develop. Especially Tidwell, who came to the Mets with a “can’t miss” tag. Well, he’s missing this season and is nowhere ready for the majors.

            I project the two new guys to this rotation will be Joander Suarez and Nolan McLean.

            As for Mike Vasil and Dom Hamel, I see their future in 2025 as one inning relievers with the parent club.

            The Mets will need to designate an SP6 here in case someone gets injured… and, they already do. My guess it will be Luis Moreno.

           

             Binghamton –

            Jonah Tong, Douglas Orellana, and Felipe de la Cruz are my lock-ins for the B-Mets rotation.

            My guess at this point is Jonathan Pintero and Jack Wenninger will fill out the opening day rotation.

            Past that, my SP6 candidate is toss up between returning Calvin Ziegler or Jordan Geber.

 

             Brooklyn –

             Joel Diaz has not been having a great season, but he does come with prospect chops, so I’m not going to give up on him yet.

            Now is when past injuries can come into play. I mentioned Zeigler starting off in Binghamton, but they might so pace him and open him up here. If… and it’s a big if… Matt Allan returns, this is where he will start 2025. And once prospect and still sometimes starter, Robert Colina, could open up here.

            Past this, Franklin Gomez or Zach Thornton would make sense.

            I would love to project some of the recent draft picks here, but the Mets rarely ever start them off at this level.

 

            St. Lucie –

            2024 draft picks will come into play here.

            My guess is Jonathan Santucci, Nate Dohm, and Tanner Witt will open here.

            Jorge De Leon could repeat here. It’s hard to project any of this season’s FCL pitchers getting promoted which leaves additional draft picks Will Watson, Brendan Girton and R.J. Gordon, in play.