3/18/25

FOR DISCUSSION - Griffin Canning

 


Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats 

Griffin Canning looked absolutely nasty today as he struck out 9 in 4.2 IP

Canning went heavy on the sliders and cutters today and generated a ton of whiffs. He dialed back on the fastballs and looks to be an effective rotation piece for the Mets to start the season

 


Pitch Profiler          @pitchprofiler 

The Mets pitching lab is cooking again!

Canning struck out NINE Rays batters—over half the batters he faced—this afternoon! His slider is actually two pitches in one (a death ball and a slider) paired with a GREAT changeup.

The Mets rotation might be sneaky good this season!



Canning was, well, electric yesterday.

Spring stats now come in at: 3-games, 1-1, 0.90, 0.80, 10-IP, 16-K. Judging on how desperate the Mets were a few weeks ago to put together an opening day rotation, I assume this guy will head to Queens at the end of next week.

Canning is only 29 and is under only a one-year contract.

So, for me, the locks for the opening day rotation are Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Tylor Megill, and Canning. Kodai Senga is still a favorite here, but I would feel a whole lot better if he puts up around six innings in his next spring outing.

You?



3 comments:

Remember1969 said...

I believe Canning will be the 2025 under-the-radar signing of the year. Like Manaea last year, by September a lot of people will be glad they got this guy.

Mack Ade said...

I agree

JoeP said...

Has looked very good so far. As I've said many times, I would gladly eat crow as long as they help the team.

I think I will wait until midseason before I actually admit I was wwwwrong...lol.