Matt Harvey - 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 39
pitches (25 strikes)
Rafael Montero – 2.0-IP, 20-pitchers, 16-strikes,
92-93, 94
Mike Kerwick - @mikekerwick
An NL talent evaluator who saw
Wheeler yesterday and Harvey today said Harvey is better right now. "[But]
not much. They're pretty close."
Hi Mack, Well I'm just off finally
getting my "fix" of Mets baseball...damn, it was a LONG off season
and a few points if I may. First can they PLEASE stop talking about Wheeler and
D'Arnaud making the club out of spring training. Like were gonna lose a year of
team control for a month in Vegas. Look, I know their chopping at the bit for
these kids and I get it but let’s be real here. Second, I find it curious that
both Niese and Spin got no love coming into the spring and I don't get it. Spin
according to scouts had a good winter report and Niese had a breakthrough
season last year and could be our opening day pitcher I have NO expectations about Johan this year
except dumping the salary whenever we can and that was before the no velocity
thing). When you think about a Wheeler, Harvey, Niese top 3 it really gets you
excited. Why Spin and Den Decker aren't talked about more maybe you could
comment on. With Duda in left we HAVE to have a centerfielder who can cover the
ground and he's our best defensive OF prospect and has speed and power, does he
K a lot...who doesn't these days, but now is the time to try him out. Spin has
by far the most overall talent and should be given every opportunity at second
while Murph recovers and then try him in right. I like Byrd as a 4th or 5th but
the kids should play. Thanks, Gary Seagren
Regarding Jordany Valdespin, it’s no big secret that no other
Met wants to have a locker next to this guy. He sits there after every game
intragraming, Facebooking, and Twittering pictures of himself. This is one
seriously distorted guy who also has a problem with authority. There have been
multiple suspensions in the minors plus multiple times that players in the
major league clubhouse have had to pull him aside and read him the rules of the
team decorum. He’s not going to change, but, as long as he can produce better
than the other utility players around him, he’ll stay on the team. It’s really
kind of sad because we will never know how talented he could have been if he
allowed himself to be coached.
Regarding
Jon Niese, I agree with you that most fans take Niese for granted.
He’s a workhorse that just goes out there and does his job. Wheeler and Harvey
are going to get most of the press and Syndergaard, Montero, and Tapia will be
featured in posts by the minor league weenies. I think he will become a premier
pitcher when he can settle into the SP4 role once Syndergaard comes aboard and
matures. I think he’s a fine SP3 but he’d be a dominant SP4.
Regarding
Matt den
Dekker, dD has only two
obstacles to climb before heading the Queens. One, he needs to stop getting off
to such a slow start every time he’s promoted to a new level. Secondly, 343
strike outs in 1194 professional at-bats is simply unacceptable at any level. He’s
get his turn, but not until he solves these two problems in his game.
Collin Cowgill might as well take the rest of spring
off. He went 2-2 in his second ST game, which included a walk, and RBI, a
steal, and beating out a grounder to the whole for his last hit. It’s called “a
Cowgill”. 7Train is, I’m sure, making the t-shirt as we speak. He had made the
team.
On the
other side, Lucas Duda is really
struggling with his new batting stance. It’s not that he’s striking out all the
time… it’s that he’s striking out all the time so badly. This is the last thing
you want to see happen to someone that needs a shot of confidence every day.
Regarding the Mets - University of Michigan Game:
Mets won 5-2
Jon Niese, Dillon Gee, Rafael Montero, Hansel Robles, and Carlos Torres pitched ... total 9-K, 3-BB, 8-H
2B/3B Wilmer Flores hit a home run
3B/SS Brandon Hicks went 2-3, 2-R
OF Marlon Byrd continued his 1.000 batting average, going 1-1.
3 comments:
>> I think he’s [Niese] a fine SP3 but he’d be a dominant SP4. >>
Could you explain this? The synching of rotations to match up with opponent pitchers is pretty much a thing of the past. Wouldn’t breaking up a Harvey-Wheeler-Syndergaard salvo with a LHP trump who’s a “3 and who’s a “4?” To me, the “back end of the rotation” is simply the “5” who might get skipped with an off-day or rain-out to keep the others on a 5-day.
I guess you're right
According to ML averages....Niese's 2012 season was actually a STRONG #3, average #2 caliber season.
A very underrated piece of our rotation
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