Good morning…
Tylor Megill pitched again on Sunday, trying to lock up a
rotation slot coming up at the end of the month.
First, let’s see what our man, Thomas Nestico, had to say about this
outing
Thomas
Nestico @TJStats
Tylor Megill looked the part of a starter today as he flashed a solid 4-pitch mix and
generated a bunch of whiffs
Megill will be leaned on early in the season due to injuries, and he has the stuff to be effective!
Mack – I watched every pitch Tylor threw on
Sunday. He gave up four runs. The first two came on a 2-run homer that, on a
normal weather day, would have gone foul into the stands. Instead, the 30mph
wind brought it back safe and over the right field fence. These runs were not
on Megill.
The next two were. They came in the fourth
inning and Megill seemed to tire out a little. The hits that generated those
runs were solid ones.
Still, though testy, it still rounded out a
spring training that produced an ERA below 4.00. I’ll take that from every
starter out there.
On my team, Megill is either the SP4 or SP5.
Megill’s reputation has been that he starts losing steam in the fourth inning. It’s hard to understand why they don’t make him a reliever, but with everyone waiting for that “breakthrough” we keep hearing about, he will get this year to show something. After this year through, with McLean, Sprout and Tidwell on the horizon, his chances on the Mets are done.
ReplyDeleteThe chart shows too much dispersion on his pitches. He has to tighten up on the location to avoid giving up hard hits. Also not getting enough movement on the slider.
ReplyDeleteIt was one game, though. Tom Seaver, in his 205 losses? A 4.92 ERA. Just something to consider.
DeleteYou are correct about Megill having length problems and we all know how bad this is for men
ReplyDeleteNo matter how hard we root for him, he is what he is. He's just not that good. I'll say it til I'm blue in the face. One inning pitcher. Come out and throw 98 MPH, just like his brother. He has to be perfect to be effective as a starter.
ReplyDeleteBTW...good one Mack.
And my comment wasn't lengthy either.
DeleteSays yards about me
Megill is good enough to be a MLB starter. And he is invaluable when guys get hurt, whether he ever reaches SP3 status or not.
ReplyDeleteHislast several starts of 2024 were excellent. He was excellent all spring until yesterday, when he was mediocre. So, do we rush to write him off, given that backdrop? Not me.
MeGill will have a nice season.
ReplyDeleteThe Mets should re-invent the normal pitching sequence. It used to be for the starter to go as far as he can, then throw the relievers out there for one inning each. The new model should be to have the starters throw 4 (5 if possible) then have a three inning pitcher followed by the end guys. They did that today in the split game where Blackburn went 4, Hagenman went 4 and McLaughlin finished it up with a decent inning. I like that sequence, especially with the crew they have now. Blackburn, Canning, Megill, Butto, Hagenman, and Herget can all make this work.
ReplyDeleteBTW... I really like these 'For Discussion' pieces. Nice concise info.
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