Sam Robertson
NEW SEASON, NEW NAMES, NEW EXCITEMENT
Every year, you see minor league players who catch your attention, perhaps for the first time.
Nicolas Carreno is one for me.
He was traded from the Pirates to the Mets in exchange for tall lefty Josh Walker.
The 5’10” 19 year old lefty Carreno was FLAT OUT WILD before this season, with 64 walks in 72 innings. Lots of Ks, too, but oy vey, those walks!
Well, times change - on Wednesday for St Lucie, he went 3.1 IP, allowing just one hit and one walk, fanning 7. So this season, he now has thrown 8 innings, walked just 2 and fanned SIXTEEN. WOW!
Looks like a possible great trade for the Mets.
He wasn’t up against a weak hitting opponent, as the next few Lucie pitchers surrendered 15 runs in 3 innings, with three straight 5 run innings.
Final score, 17-13. The winner heads to the Sugar Bowl!
Ahh, it happens.
Carreno’s younger St Lucie teammate, budding star Elian Peña, is off to a blistering start. He got on base 3 more times last night with a double, walk, and a HBP. A .413 OBP.
His “older” teammate, “my guy” 20/year old Randy Guzman, had started the season slowly, but got it cranking big time, as he cracked a double and TWO HRs on Wednesday, with 5 RBIs. My guy.
2B Sam Robertson? A .500 OBP!
Elsewhere, Christian Scott was sharp for 5.1 IP, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and fanning 5, but the Yankees farm team won 4-1. I’d say Scott is READY. One of the two runs was on a pop double to short center.
In Brooklyn, facing a strong hitting Greensboro on a warm day, the pen surrendered 12 runs total in the 6th and 8th innings. Trace Willhoite, a position player, however, tossed a Perfect 9th on 8 pitches! 15-4 loss.
Daiverson Gutierrez, the 20 year old catcher bonus baby, got on base 3 times with a hit and 2 walks, and is rolling with a .425 OBP.
Binghamton started late. Thornton was great, but Bingo could only amass one hit by Kevin Parada in a 3-0, 7 inning loss.
The major league match up was another nice tete a tete…Holmes vs. Ohtani. Ohtani is a tough guy to try to end a 7 game losing streak against.
Holmes was great. Devin Williams was soundly spanked. Ohtani was supreme. Mets lose 8-2. 8 straight Ls.
Off to Wrigley Field for 3 before the trip is finito. Can they rally?
3 comments:
Tom,
The Mets' owner should have two questions for his GM:
1. What is the problem?
2. What is your plan to correct that problem?
It's time to play and perform as one of the best paid teams in the league.
D J, Stearns the mad scientist better have something up his sleeves.
The problem seems to be the uniform. Put anyone in the uniform and they perform badly. If the two teams switched uniforms last night before the game, what would happen? Would Ohtani give up a grand slam? Would Rushing and Tucker have taken golden sombreros? At some point this all defies logic and there is nothing Stearns can change. It has to come from within.
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