Mack –
FWIW – Matthew Allen, Noah Syndergaard, Top
30 Mets, Pete Alonso, Paul Sewald
92. RHP Matthew
Allan
As a guy that will pitch between 92-95 MPH, Law says Allan
now has "stuff with a good delivery and the right combination of present
physicality and projection."
However, his main concern for Allan is his fastball quality
as he moves up. "It's a four-seamer without much life or movement to it,
so he'll need to use his curveball and changeup more rather than just relying
on velocity."
With a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 10.1 innings of his
short minor league career, one can dream of Allan becoming the ace of a
rotation, but Law sees his ceiling as more of a No. 2, "consistently
above-average major-league starter."
This is just off the top of my head, but I’m starting to
think that Noah Syndergaard will never be a
dominant starter like Jake deGrom. Sure, he looks great out there and he
strikes out a bunch of people but his ERA last year was 4.28 and I don’t expect
it to be much better than that this year. This will be his 11th year
as professional pitcher. He should be better than this by this point.
Also, I know in my heart that he doesn’t bleed the Mets
colors. He’s got money pitcher written all over his and he tends to not
participate in the group antics by the majority of this team.
No, if you like this guy, enjoy him while he still wears a
Mets uniform, but, in my opinion, he’s in it to win the money.
The list is top-heavy with position players, with Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Alvarez, Andrés Giménez and Brett Baty leading the organization’s next wave of
potential impact talent. After that, however, 18 of the remaining 26 spots
belong to pitchers, including seven international hurlers whom the Mets signed
for $35,000 or less.
And while most of the Mets’ star prospects are several
years away from reaching the Majors, the club should still receive some
reinforcements throughout the upcoming season. Left-hander David Peterson enters the year on the cusp of the
Major Leagues, providing the Mets a viable rotation option if needed, while
oft-injured hurlers such as Thomas Szapucki and Jordan Humphreys represent key depth pieces capable of
contributing in multiple roles.
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first base rankings –
1B Rankings for 2020
Fangraphs
on Paul Sewald –
Sewald’s four-seam fastball has below-average velocity with
above-average spin. His above-average Bauer Unit score of 25.6 indicates that,
because of the Magnus Force acting on a pitch, it’s best to keep it elevated.
His design of the fastball, thrown with a 1:30 spin direction at 93% spin
efficiency, creates a small amount of arm side run due to the angled tilt.
There’s a bit less rise than an average four-seamer due to a small imbalance of
back and sidespin, and a slight amount of cut that can kill additional lift.
3 comments:
Read the Sewald piece involving spin - it left my head spinning.
Muncy ahead of Alonso? Really?
Thor vs. Verlander today. Let's see if our guy can turn into their guy.
And for heaven's sakes, wash your hands!
Matt Allan already being criticized a bit for his fastball. Let's see what he can do when he turns 20 first.
Michael Wacha is proving you can add velo down the road.
Don't worry about Allan's velo anybody.
They work on control with this kid first.
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