Mets faced the Astros Wednesday with Noah
Syndergaard starting and Edwin Diaz
in relief, J.D. Davis
had an MRI on his injured left shoulder and Tim
Tebow picks his World Baseball Classic team.
Mets lost to the Astros 4-2 in Port St. Lucie yesterday (Box).
Video
Highlights.
Noah Syndergaard worked two innings allowing one hit while
striking out two. The SNY radar gun had
Noah as high as 99 MPH on one fastball.
SNY.TV
had video of Noah saying that he felt comfortable with Wilson
Ramos "Small sample size, just two innings. But we were on the
same page, of course two innings, but just the rhythm and tempo we had was
something to build off. Really encouraging."
Kevin
Kernan in the NY Post noted that: “It was the work earlier in the
week, though, that made all the difference.
Syndergaard went to the 10-pack pitching mounds several days to work on
his balance with pitching coaches Jeremy Hefner and Jeremy Accardo. In these
drills, observed by The Post, Syndergaard did not throw a pitch. The session
was balance oriented. “I’m trying to lead with my hips to get some leverage and
momentum down the mound,” Syndergaard told The Post of the drills. “There are
different ways to attack it.’’
Per
12UP.com: Noah tweeted “’I missed pitching (not the boos)’…however, the
crowd was shouting at…the Houston Astros.”
Edwin Diaz gave up 3 hits and 2 runs (each on RBI doubles).
Speaking
to SNY.TV Diaz said he felt…"A little bit anxious because it
was the first time being out there in a real game and facing real batters. But
other than that I felt really good."
Per
Mets.com: “I left a couple in the middle,” Diaz said, “and I want to be
able to paint the corners with that fastball.”
Per
Mets.com: “I thought he missed spots,” added manager Luis Rojas. “I
thought he wanted to elevate and missed down. I thought the slider was really
good. … He got swings and misses, got some chases. Those … come from the
electric fastball.”
According to the
radar gun on SNY, Diaz hit 98 MPH with at least one fastball.
Justin
Wilson, Chasen
Shreve, Walker
Lockett, Yefry
Ramírez, Tyler
Bashlor, and Stephen
Villines also pitched.
Chasen
Shreve gave up a run in one inning and Stephen Villines gave up a home run in
his one inning of work.
Jeff McNeil,
went 1 for 2, hitting the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning and
looking good playing 3B. McNeil is now
hitting .429 so far this spring. Pete Alonso,
went 0 for 3 as he looks for his first base hit this spring (0 for 9 overall).
Ryan
Cordell hit an opposite field home run and also made a sliding catch
in center with the bases loaded.
Dominic
Smith drove in the other Mets run on a single to the opposite field. Dom
was also thrown out trying to steal 3rd Base.
Rene Rivera
threw out the only Astros runner that tried to steal.
Blake
Taylor, traded by the Mets for Jake
Marisnick, pitched two scoreless innings for the Astros giving up one hit,
a walk, and a strikeout of Tim Tebow.
Brandon Nimmo was a late scratch Wednesday. Per
SNY.TV: “The Mets said earlier Wednesday that Nimmo had been scratched in
order to receive ‘additional cardiac screening.’ Mets manager Luis Rojas said
after Wednesday's game that he isn't concerned.”
Per
the NY Post: The Mets face the Marlins in Jupiter, Fla., with Rick
Porcello on the mound for his second start of this exhibition season. Jeurys
Familia and Robert
Gsellman are among the Mets’ other scheduled pitchers.
Other Mets Links:
Per
SNY.TV: Mets INF/OF J.D. Davis had an MRI on his injured left shoulder that
did not reveal ‘a ton of inflammation’ or ‘new structural damage,’ and will
begin rehabbing on Wednesday, GM Brodie Van Wagenen said. ‘It sounds like we're
in a pretty good spot with it overall,’ Van Wagenen added, noting that the MRI
did reveal what looked like an old labrum injury.”
Per
MLB.com: Tim Tebow has agreed to play for the Philippines in 2021 World
Baseball Classic qualifiers. Born in Manila to parents performing missionary
work in the Philippines, Tebow remained in the country until just before his
fifth birthday.
Leen
Amin in Rising Apple said: New York Mets look good, but have a glaring
defensive weakness. She noted: “The Mets haven’t been a decent defensive team
in years, and it’s been getting worse. They have had a cumulative DRS of -93
since 2015, which is good for second-worst in all of MLB behind only the
Baltimore Orioles’ -105.”
Bill
Ladson in Mets.com had 9 Must See Mets Artifacts at the Baseball Hall of Fame. These include the hat Tom Seaver
wore when he struck out 19 Padres and the glove Tommie Agee
used to make a pair of great catches in game 3 of the 1969 World Series.
SNY.TV
had Mike Piazza speaking about Mets COO Jeff Wilpon: Piazza said he wants
to turn the team over "to someone who's gonna care about the legacy of the
team."
Per
Elite Sports NY: “’I’m gonna have to go look in the mattress and the
ashtray in my car and dig up [the money],’ Piazza responded when asked if he
would be interested in buying the Mets.”
Brian Joura at Mets
360.com compared the current Mets rotation plans for Steven Matz and
Michael Wacha to Gil Hodges 1969 rotation juggling of Nolan Ryan, Jim McAndrew,
and Don Cardwell.
213
Miles from Shea did a 2020 Mets Conglomerate Projections: Wilson Ramos – 464.75
Plate Appearances, 431.5 At Bats, 15.4 HR, .271 BA./ .328 OBP/ .426 SLG.
To get ready for Baseball Fantasy drafts, MLB.com
ranked every MLB player from 1-800.
The top 6 were: 1. Christian
Yelich; 2. Ronald
Acuña Jr.; 3. Mike Trout;
4. Cody
Bellinger; 5. Nolan
Arenado; 6. Mookie
Betts. Jacob
deGrom was the highest ranked Met at #15.
Other MLB News:
The Marlins won again, 8-7 over the Cardinals (Box)
with 4 runs in the top of the eighth.
The Fish are now 5-0 this Spring with the Mets up next.
The Baltimore Orioles beat Atlanta 4-3 (Box).
Eric
Hanhold got the save with a scoreless ninth giving up one hit and two
strikeouts. Dilson
Herrera played right field for the O’s and went 1 for 3 with a run scored
and 2 Ks.
Tomahawk
Take noted that Sean Newcomb struck out 4 in two innings in that game for
the Braves.
Mariners 5 Reds 3 (Box).
Justin
Dunn started and went two innings giving up a run on 2 hits. Per
MLB.com: the promising 24-year-old right-hander unleashed a 94-96 mph
fastball while striking out two -- including Joey Votto -- in the first inning.
Sam
Haggerty played short and went 0 for 3.
Sam is hitting .571 so far this spring.
Per
MyNorthwest.com: Dipoto: Top Mariners prospects Kelenic, Rodriguez
impressing at camp. Kelenic has started the spring red hot, reaching base in
four of his first six plate appearances.
Per
NBC Sports Philadelphia: Joe Girardi impressed with Jean Segura, smitten
with Phillies catching prospect Rafael Marchan.
Per
Phillyvoice.com: Flyers Mascot Gritty comes to the defense of the Phillie
Phanatic amid the mascot’s modified look.
CBS
Philly.com had: ‘It’s Been A Big Life-Changer’: Former Phillies All-Star and
recently retired Domonic Brown Trying To Help Kids Become Stars Themselves.
Yankees 8 Nationals 2 (Box).
Per
12UP.com: Video of Victor Robles throwing over 3B and into the seats from
pretty deep CF.
Per
NBC Sports Washington: Max Scherzer not pleased with new playoff format
proposal.
Per
AP News: Bregman becomes 7th Astros player hit by pitch in 5 games.
AP
News: MLB appoints 1st black umpire crew chief. Major League Baseball promoted
Kerwin Danley to the position this week.
Yahoo
Sports: Verlander scratched from Thursday start with groin tightness.
Yahoo
Sports: Jimenez, making comeback with Rockies, solid in short outing.
Yahoo
Sports: Japan’s baseball league closing off games to fans due to
coronavirus.
Diamondbacks,
Outfielder Dalton Pompey Agree To Minor League Deal. Pompey was once
considered to be among the game’s premier prospects. During the 2014-15
offseason, Baseball America rated him as high as 30th overall among minor
leaguers.
Today in Mets History:
Mack’s
Blast From the Past: Morning Report – 2-27-14 – John Loopy, Picture Day, Kevin
Plawecki, Jenrry
Mejia, Chats.
Born on this date:
- Sammy Taylor (1933)
- Pete Smith (1966)
- Joander
Suarez (2000)
- Duke Snider (2011)
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5 comments:
Also worth noting from yesterday's game (I think):
Ex-Mets farmhand Ross Adolph entered the game as a pinch-runner for the Astros, and stayed in the game in centerfield. Adolph was one of the three minor leaguers that the Mets traded to the Astros in the J.D. Davis deal.
Thanks Bob. I missed that. Ross Adolph was my favorite 2018 Brooklyn Cyclone. The last game of the 2018 season ended with Ross Adolph scoring on a double play from second ala Mookie Wilson. It turned out to be a glimpse on how Fonzie would manage in 2019.
Still can't believe Fonzie is not managing in the Mets system this year. A crime.
Thrilled with Syndergaard. jake will have competition for Cy Young in 2020.
Diaz - it's February, I still think he will be comeback player of the year.
McNeil is a hitting machine. Plain and simple.
I wonder if the Mets will regret trading Blake Taylor for Marisnick.
Thanks Tom. I regret the Blake Taylor for Marisnick trade already. Braxton Lee could have filled in the Lagares/Marisnick role. Also, so far Fargas has looked good in Center as well. Remember, we only have Marisnick for one year. He is a free agent next year.
Loopy, Soto, D Whit, and Herb
all gone but not forgotten...
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