3/8/20

Mack – FWIW –  Matthew Allen, Noah Syndergaard, Top 30 Mets, Pete Alonso,  Paul Sewald

SNY  had 4 Mets as part of their Top 100 prospects. One was:

            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.


MLB.com printed out their top 30 Mets prospects. Their overall statement was:

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.


Rotographs  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:

Tom Brennan said...

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!

Tom Brennan said...

Matt Allan already being criticized a bit for his fastball. Let's see what he can do when he turns 20 first.

Mack Ade said...

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.