- Tough break for Nimmo, outwith grade 1 hammy strain. Really nice spring to this point. No longer has a shot making the opening day roster which sucks for him but probably better in the long run
-3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K final line for Crismatt vs. DR. Stuff won't pop off the page but solid line vs. a great team
-The Mets LHP relievers have not pitched well, to the point Adam Wilk has stood out, however Collins noted Wilk is not in the mix for the pen because of SP depth issues. Makes the Ynoa decision even more curious
-Minor knee surgery for Flexen, kid needs to stay healthy. Often dinged
-today RHP Noah Syndergaard, RHP Robert Gsellman, LHP David Roseboom, RHP Chase
Bradford, RHP Ben Rowen
How wonderful of MLB to let him pitch in the WBC and announce his suspension afterward.
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Reyes
Granderson
Cespedes
Duda
Walker
Bruce
Cabrera
TDA
With TDA and Cabrera switching as soon as TDA proves he can hit again.
1600 OPS. lol.
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is now 6-14 with 2 homers and 4 doubles. Lucas doesn't do singles.
1600 OPS. lol.
Duda'll be ice cold when the season starts .
Noah Syndergaard's perfect spring is over. He gave up three runs in the fourth inning today. Struck out four and threw 66 pitches. #Mets
Props to Tebow. Lobstein excellent career #'s vs. lefties .209/.295/.284 #Mets
As for his illness, Syndergaard says he's been feeling under the weather for a month and a half. Seen a doctor multiple times, no diagnosis.
Noah: I love throwing to Travis. Just the way he receives back there is second to none.
The Padres continue to add to their impressive international haul.
Noah Syndergaard says he gave Tim Tebow a hug after his sliding catch to rob Justin Bour of a hit. #Mets
As for his illness, Syndergaard says he's been feeling under the weather for a month and a half. Seen a doctor multiple times, no diagnosis.
Wonderful
As for his illness, Syndergaard says he's been feeling under the weather for a month and a half. Seen a doctor multiple times, no diagnosis.
What the fuck, man.. a mystery illness?
Only us....
3 IP
8 hits
5 runs
2 BB
1 K
Standing O's for both (as well as for his weak groundout).
His popularity is still baffling to me even if it is a weird FL thing.
I obviously know he gets white hot and carries the team at times and also follows those hot streaks up with some miserable cold streaks, but.. most hitters don't hit their average on a month to month basis.
I am having this debate with a friend and just always wondered how "streaky" Duda really is relative to most other hitters.
Greatest Week-t0-Week Inconsistency, Nos. 1-10 (min. 400 plate appearances, 12 quality weeks)
Name STDEV MEAN MIN MAX
Rougned Odor 0.69 0.74 -0.22 3.17
Delino DeShields 0.56 0.75 -0.20 2.50
Ryan Howard 0.47 0.64 0.00 1.83
Justin Turner 0.46 0.74 0.14 1.68
Todd Frazier 0.46 0.71 0.00 1.70
Nolan Arenado 0.45 0.82 0.15 2.26
Bryce Harper 0.44 0.95 0.44 2.04
Edwin Encarnacion 0.44 0.85 0.00 2.12
Justin Bour 0.44 0.66 0.00 1.50
Josh Donaldson 0.41 0.89 0.42 1.94
"Although the model explains most of the streaky hitting in baseball, some
model misfit is present. Among all regular players, there are more streaky
hitters than one would predict on the basis of this exchangeable model. On
the basis of this observation, we identified the players who were unusually
streaky in the patterns of getting hits, home runs, and strikeouts. But there is
little evidence on the basis of this study that particular players are generally
streaky players that appeared streaky in the pattern of hits/outs did not
appear streaky in the pattern of strikeouts. This suggests that it may be
hard to find players that exhibit streaky behavior across seasons, although
this would be an interesting study for future work."
I obviously know he gets white hot and carries the team at times and also follows those hot streaks up with some miserable cold streaks, but.. most hitters don't hit their average on a month to month basis.
I am having this debate with a friend and just always wondered how "streaky" Duda really is relative to most other hitters.
It's a complete myth. He had one extended cold streak in 2015 and none at all in 2014. His month to month splits are actually eerily in line. Id actually argue based on that that he's more consistent than average players. Every good baseball player that ever lived had an extended cold streak before (Trout had a terrible month last year/Piazza had laughably bad months) and just about everyone in our lineup has shown to be even more streaky in their careers (Hi Granderson, Hi Bruce, Hi Neil Walker, Hi Cespedes, Hi Cabrera)
Z - I think a lot of that cold streak had to do with his back. He was terrible for a while then went on the DL, came back and started to hit again before hurting the back again.
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entire life last year that lasted months and everyone talks about him like its nothing. lol. Baffling.
Z - I think a lot of that cold streak had to do with his back. He was terrible for a while then went on the DL, came back and started to hit again before hurting the back again.
Yeah thats another thing that often gets overlooked. He was battling a couple things during that cold streak anyway. My point is who cares? Every single player has had a horrid month. Its amazing to me how Duda gets shit on when our lineup is filled with more streaky players and streaks are part of the game in general anyway. I love Granderson but holy shit the guy is hot and cold month to month more than anyone Ive ever seen. It's who he his and even that's fine.
Ok rant over. hehe
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+1
There was a Loney is better than Duda thread? LOL.
I agree with what you said with one qualifier....if he's healthy. The Mets waited too long relying on Wright to come back and maybe failed to really address 3B , I hope they don't make the same mistake with Duda. Back injuries are the worst, robbed the careers of many baseball players. Hopefully with Smith in the wings, if Duda can't come back healthy the Mets don't prolong waiting.
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see what they want to see. I'm really not interested in some prolonged streakiness debate (we have these every year) but when people decide James Loney is "better" than Duda etc. It becomes ridiculous. Duda is a top 10 player at his position and we are lucky to have him.
There was a Loney is better than Duda thread? LOL.
I agree with what you said with one qualifier....if he's healthy. The Mets waited too long relying on Wright to come back and maybe failed to really address 3B , I hope they don't make the same mistake with Duda. Back injuries are the worst, robbed the careers of many baseball players. Hopefully with Smith in the wings, if Duda can't come back healthy the Mets don't prolong waiting.
PJ,
It started getting nuts on twitter. People were acting like James Loney was Will Clark (I have a weird affinity for Will Clark, my uncle and Grandpa are huge Giants fans) so I grew up casually following them as well. Then the "real" Loney showed himself lol. Perfect world Duda has a big year and makes the Smith decision a tough one.
I also dont want to add Sewald to the 40 man until we know he can stay there which might be part of it. What good is adding Sewald for Familia if when Familia comes back from suspension you just have to remove him and risk losing him again? (yes I know there are a few other spots but this would be based on those spots already gone too for Ty kelly, ect.)
So why is this one taking so long, considering that the prosecuting attorney in Fort Lee, N.J. dismissed the case back on Dec. 15, nearly three months ago?
A few weeks ago Mets GM Sandy Alderson speculated that MLB would wait until after the WBC to announce any suspension for Familia.
He didnt say that would be a self-serving decision but obviously MLB benefits from having as many high-profile players as possible play in an event it pushes hard to promote.
Hypocritical if MLB waits to announce Familia ban until after WBC
However, MLB sources make the point that the league doesnt have unilateral power to suspend a player from the WBC, as the tournament is held jointly with the Players Association and international federations. Which means the union would have to consent to any suspension.
In addition, sources say Familias visa issues at the beginning of spring training delayed his interview with MLB.
Whatever the complications, however, its hard to believe MLB hasnt concluded its investigation.
Even if the league couldnt suspend Familia from the WBC, the optics would have been bad to have him playing in the tournament after announcing a regular-season suspension, especially after commissioner Rob Manfred set a strong example in the first year of MLBs domestic violence policy with the suspensions of Chapman and Jose Reyes.
Terry Collins says Noah Syndergaard's mystery illness is a lingering case of bronchitis. So at least he has a diagnosis. #Mets
Terry Collins says Noah Syndergaard's mystery illness is a lingering case of bronchitis. So at least he has a diagnosis. #Mets
Sounds like Tim Tebow is not done in Mets camp. Terry Collins had a change of heart, will borrow him for additional GL games this spring.
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Terry Collins says Noah Syndergaard's mystery illness is a lingering case of bronchitis. So at least he has a diagnosis. #Mets
My wife and I both had bronchitis this winter. It lasted about six weeks for both of us. There seems to be a nasty strain out there.
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better than valley fever or something undiagnosed, but two months of bronchitis seems like a lot.
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Anthony DiComoVerified account @AnthonyDiComo 6m6 minutes ago
Terry Collins says Noah Syndergaard's mystery illness is a lingering case of bronchitis. So at least he has a diagnosis. #Mets
My wife and I both had bronchitis this winter. It lasted about six weeks for both of us. There seems to be a nasty strain out there.
Weird how Collins got the diagnosis before Syndergaard did. Both commented today. lol.
Probably the best Mets showing yet and Gsellman 39 is especially high.
This is the Rosario excerpt.
An exceptional athlete who has become more explosive and coordinated as his body has matured, Rosario projects as a plus defender at shortstop. His recent physical maturation has also aided his offensive output, though his raw power (which was on par with all but the games best power-hitting prospects at the Futures Game) hasnt shown up on paper yet. If he starts to get to it in games, and if more raw power comes as Rosarios frame continues to mature, hes going to be a monster. I consider him the best bet to top this list next year.