and that's how mindboggling it is that Reyes is still here. No risk veteran's minimum 2 years ago? Sure. Cheap option year? Why not. But how bad does he have to look before he's gone? What value is playing a lot of positions if he sucks at all of them?
for peanuts. Hardly value-less. The one thing we learned last year though was that Reyes should NEVER play 3B so I dont know why they are doing it. The guy never played there in his life... the experiment last year failed.. so why are we forcing the issue? Play Guillorme at 3B or shift Cabrera there.
Wheeler did look good - but again, his 3 good starts this year have been against the two absolute worst lineups in the NL (MIA, CIN)
He's pitched poorly against most other teams. So, while this is good to see - much like it was the first time - I need to see him shut down some better lineups. He's still having a lot of the same issues he always has.
It seems like no matter what we do, we can't escape the stench of a struggling lineup.
The production we're getting out of our cleanup spot is horrifying. We have ONE HOME RUN out of that spot this year and it's almost June. One. That's horrendous. We have the lowest SLG% in all of baseball out of that lineup spot too.
Maybe it means less because of the different ways teams are constructing lineups now, but I'm still tired of watching us struggle offensively so much.
Only 3 teams have scored fewer runs - including this Marlins team. We were basically bottom-third last year. 26th of 30 in runs scored in 2016.
As much as we picked it up in 2015, we were still below average at years' end in terms of run production.
You have to go back to 2011 for the last time the Mets were above league average in runs scored.
he got hot in September when the season was basically over. I get it that he might be a good mentor for Rosario, but he's basically done. Don't know why he's getting any ABs over Guillorme.
I was hoping Mickey could "fix" one of these three guys...
Matt Harvey
Steve Matz
Zack Wheeler
When he was hired, I said it's a great hire if he can turn one of these three guys into either what they were before, or what we've all expected them to be. It would almost be worth it from that standpoint alone.
Harvey is gone. Matz is up and down, and Wheeler keeps showing signs, but still isn't quite getting there
So, I wouldn't say he's failed yet as far as that goes - but the odds are smaller now by default and I'm not terribly convinced we'll ever get more out of either of the two who are left here. This just might be what they are.
I'm also not crazy about Dave Eiland, but it's early.
he got hot in September when the season was basically over. I get it that he might be a good mentor for Rosario, but he's basically done. Don't know why he's getting any ABs over Guillorme.
This is a false narrative. He hit up to his career averages from week three in April through the end of the year. He was also excellent over the entire second half.
You can disagree with their methods but they actually transformed certain players into better versions of themselves. This isnt even remotely common around the sport. Expecting a pitching coach to transform players is not realistic IMO.
to show what they already have. The stuff is there. I dont know what the problem is. Give me the 2016 version of Matz and the 2014 version of Wheeler and Im doing cartwheels. Those are huge sample nearly full seasons for each that they have already demonstrated quality with.
I'm not expecting Callaway or Eiland to "transform" anyone as much as I'm looking for them to get the most out of them.
I think a lot of these guys have very good stuff but a lot of them still struggle as pitchers. I've always believed that you can't teach stuff - but you can teach pitching and location. Guys like Wheeler have everything you need to succeed - it's a mater of pitch selection, pitch location, mechanics, and consistency.
So, I do think a good pitching coach should be able to take a guy like that and turn him into something better. Within reason, of course - I'm not saying someone out there can turn Zack Wheeler into Max Scherzer. But I do think there's a lot young pitchers can learn to get better.
is he going to play OF for the Mets?
I don't want him on 3B.
It probably is.
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He’s done.
It probably is.
He’s active tonight.
And it’s not a strange move. With Lagares hurt, they need a rh hitter that can play the OF
Eligible to play tonight
And Wheeler off to another crappy start at home.
Eligible to play tonight
Stupid to give him a guaranteed major league deal
How do his stats look this season when he’s not facing the Marlins?
He's pitched poorly against most other teams. So, while this is good to see - much like it was the first time - I need to see him shut down some better lineups. He's still having a lot of the same issues he always has.
It seems like no matter what we do, we can't escape the stench of a struggling lineup.
The production we're getting out of our cleanup spot is horrifying. We have ONE HOME RUN out of that spot this year and it's almost June. One. That's horrendous. We have the lowest SLG% in all of baseball out of that lineup spot too.
Maybe it means less because of the different ways teams are constructing lineups now, but I'm still tired of watching us struggle offensively so much.
Only 3 teams have scored fewer runs - including this Marlins team. We were basically bottom-third last year. 26th of 30 in runs scored in 2016.
As much as we picked it up in 2015, we were still below average at years' end in terms of run production.
You have to go back to 2011 for the last time the Mets were above league average in runs scored.
Because Terry Collins is a buffoon.
He's not exactly driving a ferrari.
Matt Harvey
Steve Matz
Zack Wheeler
When he was hired, I said it's a great hire if he can turn one of these three guys into either what they were before, or what we've all expected them to be. It would almost be worth it from that standpoint alone.
Harvey is gone. Matz is up and down, and Wheeler keeps showing signs, but still isn't quite getting there
So, I wouldn't say he's failed yet as far as that goes - but the odds are smaller now by default and I'm not terribly convinced we'll ever get more out of either of the two who are left here. This just might be what they are.
I'm also not crazy about Dave Eiland, but it's early.
This is a false narrative. He hit up to his career averages from week three in April through the end of the year. He was also excellent over the entire second half.
Shocker.
Lol. Of course.
I think a lot of these guys have very good stuff but a lot of them still struggle as pitchers. I've always believed that you can't teach stuff - but you can teach pitching and location. Guys like Wheeler have everything you need to succeed - it's a mater of pitch selection, pitch location, mechanics, and consistency.
So, I do think a good pitching coach should be able to take a guy like that and turn him into something better. Within reason, of course - I'm not saying someone out there can turn Zack Wheeler into Max Scherzer. But I do think there's a lot young pitchers can learn to get better.