Tom Brennan - MY METS PROSPECTS: #26 STEVE NOGOSEK
Steve Nogosek, whom I will henceforth call "Nogo" here, is a hard throwing righty from Boston acquired in the Addison Reed deal.
The 2016 6th rounder is 22, and is 6-7, 3.55 ERA in 96 career innings and 65 outings. My sense is he'll be a fine piece in the Mets' pen by mid 2019.
The 6'2", 205 righty had a handful of shaky outings in his early post-trade career after joining St Lucie, but in his last 3 outings, went a very nice 6 scoreless innings. I am getting it's a sign of things come.
Without elaborating further, I have a good feeling about Nogo, who will one day enter high pressure situations for the Mets with men on base, And those runners will soon learn their fate: NO GO.
His opening day 2018 destination? I am guessing St Lucie early, then Binghamton quickly.
When he does eventually get called up, don't "Nogo" to see him, make it a point to Go and have a beer (or if food is your thing, instead have a frank, which costs so much you can call it a Frank Cashen.)
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The Frank Cashen joke was pretty bad - apologize to all!
Red Sox site had written this about NOGO back pre-trade:
Physical Description: Average pitcher’s frame. On the skinny side at present, but doesn’t look to have the frame to support significant added size. Solid athlete.
Mechanics: Max-effort delivery. Starts on the first base side and throws from a high three-quarters arm slot. Starts closed and has a quick, short delivery during which he brings his leg up, crouches some, coiling up then exploding towards the plate. Pitches downhill, quick arm. Gets some deception from effort and quickness of his delivery.
Fastball: 92-94 mph. Tops out at 95 mph. Pitch shows life and late sink. Can miss bats. Potential plus offering.
Slider: 85-87 mph. Short, power slider with sharp horizontal break. Has feel and confidence in pitch. Potential above-average offering.
Changeup: 84-86 mph. Clear third pitch. Will flash late fade on occasion, but inconsistent. Could be effective as a change-of-pace pitch designed to steal a strike. Potential below-average offering.
Summation: Projects as a middle reliever. Potential for two above-average pitches in fastball and slider, both of which show bat-missing ability. Effort in delivery and lack of third pitch limit him to bullpen role, but could move quickly if the organization wanted to push him aggressively.
THEY PUSHED HIM AGGRESSIVELY, ALL RIGHT - OVER TO THE METS
Tom, the frank joke wasn't as funny as the Mets' scouting system these last several years, leaving a pretty indescript reliever as a need in their organization. They aren't ranked at the bottom of the minor league systems by accident. If you just listen to that write-up, what's the difference between him and Kevin McGowen?
Nogosek sounds like he has "John Lackey's windup", but like all young pitchers will need to learn command. Catfish Hunter once said that command is the last and hardest skill to master for a pitcher.
Kevin McGowan makes up in hair what he lacks in skill, Texas Gus.
Hopefully, NOGO finds a higher gear in 2018
The control and WHIP are improving, so let's hope that's the beginning of a trend.
I wonder if NOGO likes GO GO DANCERS?
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