METS MINORS DAY GAME HITTERS DID LITTLE OF THIS
On Wednesday, the offense-starved Mets minors organization tightened its belt just another notch more, in 4 day games.
Syracuse? Shut out on 2 hits. They want their Ewing back.
Brooklyn? Lost on just 3 hits. Hitting just .180.
- Mitch Voit homered. The rest of the Cyclones team is just not hitting.
Binghamton (low .200s) won 5-4 with a relative offensive explosion: 9 hits.
- two hits apiece by Reimer and Serrano. Both are “low .200s.”
In the FCL rookie league, rocking Yovanny Rodriguez socked his 5th homer in just 8 games, and he also gunned down 3 of 5 would-be bag thieves, while strikeout-averse Josmir Reyes smacked his first. It wasn’t enough to keep the FCL Mets from losing their 6th in 8 games, 4-2, on 7 hits.
St Lucie had just 13 hits in their twin bill losses.
So, 6 day games, 16 runs, 34 hits. Yawn.
Result? Just 1 win in 6 games.
Pass me a Diet Coke…this is a low calorie, low offense organization.
Night games? Well…just one…The NY Mets:
Offensively struggling Mets were tied 2-2 headed into extra innings when the Boys Wonder took over:
Carson Benge’s 3rd hit drove in AJ Ewing. 3-2 win. Just 7 total team hits.
Juan Soto added a dark cloud, as he left the game after fouling a ball off his foot. Everyone had to be holding their breath, what with Lindor, Alvarez, Robert, Polanco, Tauchman, and Young out for extended timeframes with a variety of boo-boos.
X rays returned negative, he’s day to day. You can exhale for now. Exhale fully (and hopefully very soon) when he is back in the line up.
As a precaution, all uninjured Mets hitters are now being bubble-wrapped after games to physically protect them. Why take any chances?
WHAT IF (GULP) SOTO DOES MISS TIME DUE TO INJURY HERE?
If Soto gets a follow-up MRI and it turns out he misses weeks and not days, it will leave a severe team power void.
I have just the power hitter in mind to fill in temporarily.
No, not Ryan Clifford who, in his last 4 AAA games, was 3 for 17 with 10 Ks.
No…stop giving Nolan McLean so many days off and let the pitcher-slugger earn his keep. By slugging, too, not just brilliantly pitching. After all, he has 9 doubles and 9 HRs in his career in just 146 minor league at bats.
Yeah, Nolan fanned a lot. So does Clifford.
In fact, Clifford’s 60 Ks in 39 AAA games puts him right up there, rate-wise, with MLB’s worst K rate: O’Neil Cruz, who has 64 in 41 MLB games. Against much tougher MLB pitchers.
Anyway, just kidding…I’d call up Nick Morabito.
Not sure his bat is ready yet, though.
Nor hit with power. But…He can scamper.
Sometimes…
I think “METS” is an acronym for Mass Extensive Trauma Syndrome.
Alonso and Nimmo were Mets’ Iron Men.
We have too many Putty Men now.
My guess if Soto goes down:
ReplyDeleteMelendez and Taylor split time starting
Vientos and Baty split time DHing
Morabito is left in Syracuse to mature
OF5 TBD
Mack, I am concerned Melendez won’t hit, as he is 0 for his last 12, and Taylor (.187/.208/.293) will continue to hit poorly. But I agree, if Soto is out, that Morabito needs more AAA time. A few months. But Morabito should get on base more than Taylor’s dismal 20.8% of the time.
ReplyDeleteThe only MLB Player with a lower OBP? Cedric the Entertainer, at 20.4%.
Season shot.
DeleteThink 2027
As for rest of 2026, pick off OFer in trade at deadline
With Morabito in Syracuse, picking an OF at the deadline blocks him. I agree he may not have shown readiness yet (hitting .248), but he will get there. If a team is willing to give away an outfielder at the deadline, that player will either be too expensive or in decline. Neither benefits this youth build that is beginning now that the season is kaput.
DeleteI'm just talking someone to fill the 26 in 2026
DeleteTough call still. If Benge and Ewing succeed, and Soto is only out a few days, Wenninger, Tong, and Ross can upgrade the pitching…and they could start a turnaround. Lindor’s return could later turbo charge that turnaround.
ReplyDeleteBut that feels iffy at best.
I am angry at Stearns for the top to bottom lack of power in this franchise. Teams do not win without decent levels of HRs. The Yankees have 66, the Mets 31. Only one of the two franchises has any sense. I will let you guess which one.
DFA Manaea
DeleteEat the $ if no one offers at least a bag sunflower seeds
Permanently assign Peterson to pen (while marketing him)
Call up Wenninger
Other than a few bunt attempts last night, I have not seen this team embrace small ball. With the lack of power Tom mentions, why would you not try to steal runs at every opportunity? There is certainly some speed on this team.
ReplyDeletePaul,
DeleteA good question for the reporters to ask the manager and GM. Why not utilize that speed, other teams damn sure do against the Mets.
Power what power? Even Tom can't bring the fences in enough to matter. Mike Francesa posted to get Trout or Devers to inject some power in the lineup like Piazza well any thing at this stage I guess.
ReplyDeleteSpeed requires getting on base. Power? Stearns neutered the power output.
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