TOM’S TASTY TIDBITS
The Mets are now winners of three straight games, are fifth in runs scored and 9th in batting average.
So that right there should make you smile.
Philadelphia? Schwarber is hitting .188 and Bryce Harper is hitting .139. So when you see our Kid Carson hitting just .100, compare that to the great Bryce Harper. Not much of a difference so far. But…Jared Young going 3 for 3 and playing strong in the field could earn Benge a ticket to Syracuse soon, if he doesn’t get untracked. Young has been on base 7 of 15 times, and fanned just twice.
Luis Robert, Jr? Superb, as has been Mark Vientos and the entire pitching apparatus so far.
The Mets are averaging 1.7 runs per game more than they are surrendering. And that ain’t bad.
The fact that they did that with only one bat in the last two games from Juan Soto is pretty darn impressive.
Down on the farm, Syracuse was the only team that played, because Binghamton and Brooklyn both got rained out. Syracuse won 4 to 3, getting a lot of good pitching, including a clean inning from Ryan Lambert, which was great to see.
Ryan “Take a Strike” Clifford has been up 34 times so far, with 16 strikeouts. Many of those strikeouts start with one or two called strikes. My suggestion to be more aggressive remains unchanged.
It’s a heck of a lot better than striking out half the time. That didn’t work for Luke Ritter in AAA, ultimately.
Atlanta and the Marlins both look tough so far, and I think the NL is shaping up to be a dog fight.
It is important that the MLB Mets pitching stays healthy, because pitching in the minor has the middle of that impressive so far although only Syracuse is really played a meaningful number of games so far. The other three franchises have only played a couple of games so far.
In the early running, 18year old Elian Peña is off to a strong couple of games for the Lucites.
Brooklyn? Two games in, 30 hitter Ks, just 7 hits. Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
7 comments:
I don’t wanna become a weather forecaster here, but the Mets are choosing to play night games this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The nighttime low temperatures for those three days will be 31, 34, and 38. I know it’s money driving night games on TV, but I sure wish money weren’t calling the shots and they were playing day games this time of year.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE… how cold it’ll be in Binghamton in Syracuse and Brooklyn for that matter.
love these dailies
The Mets have no first base prospects so you might as well play Lambert
I think April is safe for Benge but nothing more
Tom, St. Lucie has nothing in that team offensively. We will learn how good Peña really is.
You meant Clifford at first base, but I am in favor of Reimer at 1B and Clifford at 1B, too…in AA.
Brooklyn and St Lucie bats look sketchy, but Gus, I like Zayas and Guzman at St Lucie. They will hit > Brooklyn.
Outside of Soto’s injury, and a hobbled Polanco, I’m not at all worried about Bichette, Lindor, or even Alvarez. The X factors for the offense will be Vientos, Robert, and Baty, of which 2 out of 3 have looked great. Benge and Semien will provide what they provide. The pitching looks mostly fine, other than Garcia, who needs to be on a very short leash. The X factor there is obviously Senga, and so far, so good.
Mendy’s managing is the thing that concerns me most at this point.
The ups and downs so far are to be expected. This team has gone through a complete re-make.
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