So, the Mets had a nice 5-0 lead against a weak team in a must-win game.
The pitching coughed it up like a wicked lungy.
Mark Vientos, though, smacked two HRs. He has 19, after basically joining the team in mid-May.
Enough regarding the Losers.
In the minors, the 2 typically low offense DSL teams tried something different yesterday. Scoring.
The 2 teams combined for 31 runs on 31 hits in the two games. One was won by a score of 19-13, a game in which Mets pitchers gave up 19 hits and no walks, while the opposition allowed Mets hitters 17 hits AND 14 walks. The Mets’ Vlady Gomez had a month for himself yesterday. He was 4 for 4 with 3 walks, 3 steals was caught stealing once, and made an error.
In the other game, a 13-1 win, Anthony Crespo threw 7 innings of one run ball, walking one, fanning 6, and allowing a 7th inning HR for his only run. Nice work.
The St Lucie Mets got Carson Benge, Corey Collins, and 2 other 2024 draftees in St Lucie line up tonight. Benge was 1 for 2 with 3 walks and 2 steals. And even Marco Vargas played…another guy with few at bats (88) this season.
Since his trade from the Mets, low power Rhylan Thomas is a sizzling 20 for 55 (.364) in AAA. We have way more .364 hitters than we need, so how could we possibly miss another .364 hitter? He has fanned just 3 times. The price? Stanek, who has stank, with his 6 innings, 6 walks, 6 Ks and 7 runs allowed.
Tom, I liked Rhylan Thomas too, but he is doing this in Tacoma, one of the friendliest hitting environments in the PCL. I wish the guy well, but like all teams, Stearns had to pay an inflated price because there were so few sellers. I think having the deadline early backfired on MLB this year. The usual suspects were able to tank, even the Rays that were two games over .500 and of course, sold. I’m sure if the Mets sold in late July, they would have been ridiculed and laughed at besides the vitriol from the fan base.
ReplyDeleteGus, I am a firm advocate for an August 15 deadline instead. Z
DeleteIn retrospect, Stearns did not need NY, NY needs Stearns. His plan is to patiently correct the Luxury Tax, the player mix and the scouting but in NY, patience is not permitted. I would have sold Severino and put Butto in the rotation, but can you imagine if he did that and his team slumped like it did now? It would be his fault! Let everyone enjoy their pie and eat it too. Next year, I want all kids. I don’t want Luxury Tax penalties and hanging on to mediocrity.
ReplyDeleteKids seem awfully fragile. Maybe it is partly being too reckless.
ReplyDeleteYesterday’s 31 runs on 31 DSL hits reverted to the mean today: 5 total runs on 12 hits. Darn.
ReplyDeleteI have said it before, this is going to be a tough end-season to watch. This team will wobble back and forth between winning streaks and losing streaks. Stock up on Rolaids.
ReplyDeletePaul, my solution is simple. Most days, if they win, I watch the 60 minute fast forward. If they lose, I look at the box score. Why? Because they are an under-achieving franchise most of he time. If they won 75 in a total rebuild season, where 60 wins were expected, I’d watch a lot more. BWhen they start to lose, it becomes a death spiral because they simply don’t fight the opposition hard enough.
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