Nido cracked a homer, which was nice. Nimmo was robbed of a HR, and he made a spectacular catch in the field. Wilmer looked serviceable on the mound.
OT: 2019 Mets Season Thread
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Only went 4 innings tho. If this is what being the 5th starter has mutated into, stretch Lugo and/ or Gsellman or so that can be the 5th starter. What's the point when both are better than the 5th starter?
Funt wasn't stretched prior to this game. He'd been pitching out of the pen in Tampa. With the off day tomorrow they made it a bullpen game. But you're right, in the long run four innings from your fifth starter is not sustainable.
Mets need to decide if they are going to be all in or rebuild. If they are going to be all in, then need to sign Keuchel and fire Callaway. If they re going to rebuild then start selling. Otherwise, this is just difficult to watch.
They made it clear with the veteran signings and trades that they're in win now mode. It would be a disaster to immediately go into rebuild mode after a month with the offseason they had.
I took a closer look at their major signings and releases. Couldnt count Lowrie as he hasn't played.
But if you consider
Gained: Cano, Davis, Broxton, Ramos, Diaz, Wilson, Familia
Lost: Bruce, Flores, Cabrera, Plawecki, Swarzack
It is tough to say if they are winners or losers to this point.
Batting: Interesting to note - Gained and lost 2 Inf, 1 OF, 1 C
Gained:
AB 364 R 41 H 86 RBI 39 D 18 T 0 HR 7 SB 4 BA .236 OPP .302
Lost:
AB 356 R 51 H 79 RBI 60 D19 T 0 HR 21 SB 0 BA .222 OBP .296
Pitching
Gained:
W 2 L 2 SV 10 IP 38 H 36 BB 21 K 48 ERA 4.50 Whip 1.54
Lost:
W 2 L 2 SV 3 IP 10.1 H 11 BB 7 K 12 ERA 6.10 Whip 1.74
With this said: to this point, except for Diaz, the moves may wash each other out and argument could be made that the offense we lost is doing better then the offense we picked up.
But if you consider
Gained: Cano, Davis, Broxton, Ramos, Diaz, Wilson, Familia
Lost: Bruce, Flores, Cabrera, Plawecki, Swarzack
It is tough to say if they are winners or losers to this point.
Batting: Interesting to note - Gained and lost 2 Inf, 1 OF, 1 C
Gained:
AB 364 R 41 H 86 RBI 39 D 18 T 0 HR 7 SB 4 BA .236 OPP .302
Lost:
AB 356 R 51 H 79 RBI 60 D19 T 0 HR 21 SB 0 BA .222 OBP .296
Pitching
Gained:
W 2 L 2 SV 10 IP 38 H 36 BB 21 K 48 ERA 4.50 Whip 1.54
Lost:
W 2 L 2 SV 3 IP 10.1 H 11 BB 7 K 12 ERA 6.10 Whip 1.74
With this said: to this point, except for Diaz, the moves may wash each other out and argument could be made that the offense we lost is doing better then the offense we picked up.
I really liked Ramos but so far he has not been an upgrade offensively or defensively overall although the first few weeks of the season his hitting and especially clutch hitting were good
He didn’t opt out he’s retired the Mets didn’t grant him his release so no one can offer him a contract
We gave up a pretty good prospect for him in Adam Hill. This one was a terrible terrible move.
I thought I read somewhere MLB is going to expand the roster to 27 players. Plus there will be a limit on the number of pitchers a team can carry. Have you heard anything similar?
26 in 2020--A maximum of 13 pitchers on the roster for most of the season, expanding to 14 after Sept. 1.
You don't read the Duluth News Tribune every morning?
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/baseball/4581126-report-mlb-active-rosters-expand-26-2020
Yes before the year began this is something that was being thrown out. I believe it was 26 though just 1 additional spot.
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/...ls-universal-dh-moving-mound-expanded-rosters
I am a faithful subscriber. As Duluth goes, so goes the nation!
Yes, the storm was accurately predicated by the Duluth News so I took precautions and did not leave my house in Jersey yesterday.
Matz to 10 day IL, Dom Smith returns. Go figure. I cannot.
Anyway, this leaves an 11 man pitching staff which in today's game is not sustainable. More shoes will be dropping soon.
Anyway, this leaves an 11 man pitching staff which in today's game is not sustainable. More shoes will be dropping soon.
Andy Martino reported that Frazier's job is safe when Lowrie returns also and it'll be someone else who goes.
In reality, an 11 man pitching staff should be enough but in this day in age specialists rule the day. A pitcher should be able to get hitters out regardless of which side of the plate they hit. What's next? Starting pitchers pitch every day because they are limited to one inning per game.:chairshot:
You may get your wish next year when the three batter minimum rule is implemented.
Mets now have only three starting pitchers on the active roster. That will get them through the weekend, and they have an off day Monday. But they will definitely need to reinforce the staff on Tuesday, when they begin a stretch of 20 games in a row without an off day. My guess is they will go to a 13 man staff then. That, plus Lowrie's activation, would mean that three position players would have to go.
Ummmm he no longer has clients and how they do makes no difference in his life unless they help him win...
So much for Lowrie making his debut this weekend.
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/jed-lo...bx5PHJnX5wZ-I2BaqbDPKaFSX7sD3ZNr4bYiSh7ODVHQ8
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/jed-lo...bx5PHJnX5wZ-I2BaqbDPKaFSX7sD3ZNr4bYiSh7ODVHQ8
Hopefully Keon doesn't have a long term lease
Carlos Gomez is tearing it up in Syracuse.
Ya think ????
Marlins are 10-27, easily the worst team in MLB.
Mattingly must be loving it.
Who would've thought that at this point in the season, the Nats with Scherzer, Strasburg & Corbin, and the Mets with deGrom, Thor, Wheeler and Diaz in the pen would be struggling?
These teams right now can't hit. If I'm Philly, try to put some distance between yourself and them. Philly has the weakest staff of all the NL east teams and it may come back to bite them like last year. The market will correct itself and the division will tighten up.
Man, your super power is super duper today. Can you post shit about baseball, particularly the Mets before every game?
Mets need to play the fish at home for the rest of May.
WTF happened to the Fish? Why did they trade away all of their talent?
Why in hell is Wheeler pitching the 7th with a rested BP and in a blowout?
Can’t wat for Davis to go to the bench again after 3 hits...
Can’t wat for Davis to go to the bench again after 3 hits...
d'Arnaud a Dodger no more:
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
The Dodgers announced that they have traded catcher Travis d'Arnaud to the Rays for cash considerations. d'Arnaud appeared in one game last night after signing with LA on Sunday.
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
The Dodgers announced that they have traded catcher Travis d'Arnaud to the Rays for cash considerations. d'Arnaud appeared in one game last night after signing with LA on Sunday.
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