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Kodai Senga leads the National League in ERA!
Amongst a loaded Mets rotation, he’s established himself once again as their ace!
Thomas Nestico @TJStats
Fangraphs Cy Young Award Rankings
And lastly, the
last four relievers, all of which are far past being qualitied as prospects.
Still, they offer some positives this season:
Carlos Guzman –
AA
26/years old RHRP
6-1 210 2015-IFA Detroit
Acquired by Mets
in 2023 in a minor league deal for UT Zach McKinstry.
Minors (8
seasons) - 166-APPS, 65-ST, 30-26, 3.99, 1.31, 459.2-IP.
451-K
2024 AA/AAA
- 35-APPS, 2-2, 3.88, 1.19,
48.2-IP, 26-BB, 51-K
2025 AAA
- 2-APPS, 0-0, 20.25, 5.25,
1.1-IP, 2-BB, 1-K
AA - 7-APPS, 0-1, 2.35, 3-SV, 7-2-IP, 11-K
Three pitch mix –
Fastball – mid-90s with good carry and arm
speed
Slider
- low-80s
Change
- mid-80s
Pitches
exclusively from the stretch. Tagged a “late bloomer”.
Excellent
strikeout rate and fastball velocity make him a candidate for a future Mets
bullpen role.
Obviously,
Guzman’s limited time spent in Syracuse was not to his liking. Actually, it
wasn’t to anyone in the State of New York’s liking. He’s back in Binghamton
now, pitching at a level both he and his coaches more suits his game right now.
Needs to work on
cutting back hits and walks.
Anthony Gose –
AAA
34/years old LHRP 6-0
200 2nd rd. 2008
pick by Phillies out of Bellflower HS
Converted from a
speedy centerfielder.
DFAd by Tigers in
2027, he was then converted to a relief role.
TJS in 2022. Out
all of 2023, part of 2024. Now healthy.
MLB - 1.9-WAR, 3-0, 4.78, 1.34, 31-APPS, 32-IP,
41-K
So far 2025 – AAA - 14-APPS, 2-1, 3.52, 1.43, 15.1-IP, 18-K
Two-pitch mix:
4-seam fastball – mid-to-upper 90s, T-100,
Excellent carry.
Slider – upper 80s 66.7% whiff rate in 2022… 2nd
among 435 pitchers throwing 100+ slider.
Strengths – high strikeout potential (11.5
K/9 in major league career), ++ arm strength, swing and miss ability. Could
also serve as pinch runner.
Weaknesses – control. 5.4 BB/9 in AAA-2024.
Still considered raw as a pitcher.
Yes he is raw, and yes his 2025 AAA ERA/WHIP is currently too high, but Goze is currently the top lefthanded chain reliever and probably next up for that role.
Ty Adcock –
AAA/MLB –
28/years old RHRP
6-0 215 8th rd. 2018 Seattle, out of Elon
University (NC)
2025 MLB – 0.0-WAR, 0-0, 0.00, 6.00, 1-APP, 0.1-IP,
0-K
Career MLB - -0.3-WAR,
0-0, 5.75, 1.08, 16-APPS, 20.1-IP, 14-K
2025 AAA - 9-APPS, 1-0, 0.77, 1-SV, 11.2-IP, 9-K
Chris Devenski –
AAA/MLB –
34/years old RHRP
6-3 210 25th rd. 2011 CWS, out of Cal
State
A.K.A.”Divo: or “The
Dragon”
2012 – traded to
Houston in deal for Brett Meyes
2012 – 16-K
no-hitter for Lexington Legends
2017 – became first
Astros pitcher ever to win a World Series gam- 1e
2021 – TJS
10-28-24 – signed
with Mets for $1mil
MLB Career -
-0.1-WAR, 1-APP, 2-IP, 0-0, 9.00, 1.50, 2-K
MLB Career - 2.8-WAR, 304-APPS, 7-SV, 27-22, 4.01, 1.13,
402-IP, 417-K
2025 AAA - 12-APPS, 0-0, 1.42, 0.87, 12.2-IP, 9-K
Changeup is called
his “circle of death”. Key weapon generating whiffs. Relies heavily on this
pitch. Occasional control issues. 4.7 BB/9 in 2024.
Fastball and
slider compliment change.
Basically the
Mets hope this journeyman is a bloomer come lately.
Soto’s
ground-ball rate is down
What
stood out during Juan Soto’s lukewarm — it was never really cold — start was
how often he was hitting the ball into the ground. At one point, his
ground-ball rate for the season was above 55 percent, basically the level that
was leading to Brett Baty’s struggles.
The Mets
have gone from worst to (almost) first in limiting stolen bases
This time
last year, the Mets had achieved an almost inconceivable statistical
combination. They had allowed, by far, the most stolen bases in the majors. And
they’d caught the fewest runners attempting to steal.
The
future of the Mets offense is at Coney Island
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6340622/2025/05/08/mets-prospects-brooklyn-cyclones-2/
Benge and
Eli Serrano, Brooklyn’s 6-foot-5 leadoff hitter
on this Friday night, were drafted last summer out of big-time colleges and are
thus in their first full professional season with the Mets. A two-way player at
Oklahoma State, Benge can now focus exclusively on hitting and playing the
outfield. Serrano, a fourth-round pick out of North Carolina State, defied the
ballpark’s early-season bias against left-handed hitters by hitting two homers
out to right field in the first homestand.
“We’ve
gotten some good days with the wind blowing out, I guess,” he said.
While
Serrano doesn’t look or profile like a leadoff hitter, he’s walked nearly as
much as he’s struck out this season, carrying an on-base percentage near .400
with power that should play better now that the weather’s warmer.
His time
in the lab during the spring has led to a focus on his base.
“I’m tall
and lanky, so it’s about understanding how to fully use everything I’ve got,”
he said. “Understand that my base wasn’t working the way it needed to work.
Using my hips a little more. Staying in my base through my whole swing.”
Serrano
smiled when recalling how overwhelming the lab could feel.
“Honestly,
it was a lot of stuff I didn’t understand. They’ve got to dumb it down for all
of us,” he said. “It tells you everything about your swing you need to know. It
helped me understand some things about my swing to work on and keep going.”
Mark Vientos
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6336179/2025/05/06/mets-luisangel-acuna-prospects/
Mark
Vientos has been struggling, both in the field and at the plate. If this level
of performance continues, when might the Mets make a move to platoon him or
possibly even get him back in the minors? — Emilie F.
WS: We
received several questions regarding Vientos. Over the long term, I’m
interested in learning how long the Mets stick with him at third base because
his defensive numbers remain dim. But I don’t anticipate any drastic changes
this early. I also don’t agree with the sentiment of many questions regarding
his offense. Yes, he is off to a slow start. But the notion that his numbers
are worsening is wrong. Over his past 19 games heading into the Mets’ series in
Arizona, Vientos owns a .288/.346/.521 slash line with four home runs and a
23.5 percent strikeout rate (high, but still better than his 29.7 percent
figure from last year). It’s early May. He’s 25. He hit 27 home runs last
season. I understand the concern, especially on defense, but I wouldn’t be panicking
yet.
Felipe De La Cruz
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6336179/2025/05/06/mets-luisangel-acuna-prospects/
Who do
you see as the Mets’ next potential pitching development breakout? — Ithti U.
WS:
Felipe De La Cruz, a 23-year-old lefty in Triple-A Syracuse. There’s a real
possibility he cracks the Mets’ bullpen this season. In his Triple-A debut last
week, De La Cruz tossed six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. He allowed
one hit. He is a great athlete who throws a four-seamer, two-seamer and slider.
His fastball usually averages about 95 mph. Some evaluators suggested he may be
capable of sitting at 97 mph in shorter stints. The Mets signed him in 2021 out
of the Dominican Republic. At the time, he had minimal pitching experience. He
has steadily improved over the last couple of years. Before his promotion, he
had a 1.98 ERA in Double A with 20 strikeouts and just three walks in 13 2/3
innings.
4 comments:
Felipe de la Cruz is an interesting riser to watch.
A slow day at the OK Corral
Love the Stanek chart - he threw mostly fastballs because they were an awesome pitch. If they can't hit it, keep throwing it!
Senga with an NL leading ERA and Fried with an AL leading ERA would have been a great matchup in the subway series. Too bad they were out of sync. Oh well, Peterson is up to the challenge.
The Soto ground ball rate is an interesting stat. I feel like his at-bats are getting better, so here is some proof. Wouldn't you just love to see him blast a couple over that right field wall at Yankee Stadium?
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