NFT: Mets vs Brewers: Gm 3 – ⚾Megill (R) vs Rea (R)⚾ – 1:40 pm ET

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Major League Baseball announced Sunday afternoon that New York Mets relief pitcher Yohan Ramírez and manager Carlos Mendoza are being suspended for the wild pitch that went behind Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Rhys Hoskins on Saturday. Ramírez is being suspended three games and Mendoza one. Major League Baseball is ruling that pitch that Ramírez threw was intentional.

CARLOS MENDOZA, YOHAN RAMÍREZ SUSPENDED FOR SATURDAY’S WILD PITCH INCIDENT Posted by James Villani | Mar 31, 2024 (MMOnline.com) - ( New Window )

If you are going to get suspended, then just hit the batter with a pitch and make an actual statement. And not after that player lights you up all game.

Just embarrassing. Per usual.

In comment 16452010 CooperDash said:

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If you are going to get suspended, then just hit the batter with a pitch and make an actual statement. And not after that player lights you up all game. Just embarrassing. Per usual.

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In comment 16452010 CooperDash said:

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If you are going to get suspended, then just hit the batter with a pitch and make an actual statement. And not after that player lights you up all game. Just embarrassing. Per usual.

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Mets vs. Brewers | 1:40 pm EDT start - March 31, 2024 - TV Broadcast: Mets' feed - SNY: Gary, Keith, & Ron (sportsgames.today)

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MLB.com - Gameday: Pitch by Pitch – Mets vs. Brewers - March 31, 2024 - 1:40 pm EDT start


Enjoy today's game 😊

Terrible.

will be lucky to make it into 5th at this point. Way too many pitches.

Not sure what the plan is but they didn’t exactly do anything this offseason that will help future years and they clearly still have an anti young player mind frame. So I don’t know what this team is trying to do.

In comment 16452033 Sammo85 said:

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will be lucky to make it into 5th at this point. Way too many pitches.

That’s the story of his career.

Build this team around Alvy, along with Lindor.

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Not sure what the plan is but they didn’t exactly do anything this offseason that will help future years and they clearly still have an anti young player mind frame. So I don’t know what this team is trying to do.

We had better not see more than one of Short, Wendle, or Taylor in the lineup at a time. Short playing yesterday made no sense other than he's a righty hitting against a LHP. Give Baty the job and leave him be, especially if Vientos isn't with the bog club.

In comment 16452076 Optimus-NY said:

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In comment 16452034 CooperDash said: Quote: Not sure what the plan is but they didn’t exactly do anything this offseason that will help future years and they clearly still have an anti young player mind frame. So I don’t know what this team is trying to do. We had better not see more than one of Short, Wendle, or Taylor in the lineup at a time. Short playing yesterday made no sense other than he's a righty hitting against a LHP. Give Baty the job and leave him be, especially if Vientos isn't with the bog club.

Hate to disappoint, but we will. All of these pro managers have something to prove. And they would rather lean on quasi-major league talent (as bad as they are) than lean on the potential of an unproven minor leaguer (no matter how much they crush the minor league level). And the Mets are front and center with this mindset.

The great managers will see the potential of their young players and continue to develop them.

In comment 16452076 Optimus-NY said:

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In comment 16452034 CooperDash said: Quote: Not sure what the plan is but they didn’t exactly do anything this offseason that will help future years and they clearly still have an anti young player mind frame. So I don’t know what this team is trying to do. We had better not see more than one of Short, Wendle, or Taylor in the lineup at a time. Short playing yesterday made no sense other than he's a righty hitting against a LHP. Give Baty the job and leave him be, especially if Vientos isn't with the bog club.

Admittedly, I'm a pessimist (50 years of rooting for this team will do that to you), but when Stearns said "this is a playoff team" back in February, I was like, what? You've got to be kidding... Houser, Megill, Manaea, Severino as 4 of 5 starters? Bader, Taylor playing everyday? Whose hitting 5th (at the time I thought Alonso would hit 4). Yada, yada, yada

I said a few days ago a lot had to go right for this team to win half their games....

Lot's of baseball left....

But this team is so lifeless and the weak attempt at having McCleanup's back after game 1 makes it seem like they're OK being pushed around. I bet McNeil is not happy.

Oh, and nice start for Lindor, as usual...keep smiling Francisco...

Where he only goes 4 innings. Is the same shit every fucking year.

In comment 16452082 CooperDash said:

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In comment 16452076 Optimus-NY said: Quote: In comment 16452034 CooperDash said: Quote: Not sure what the plan is but they didn’t exactly do anything this offseason that will help future years and they clearly still have an anti young player mind frame. So I don’t know what this team is trying to do. We had better not see more than one of Short, Wendle, or Taylor in the lineup at a time. Short playing yesterday made no sense other than he's a righty hitting against a LHP. Give Baty the job and leave him be, especially if Vientos isn't with the bog club. Hate to disappoint, but we will. All of these pro managers have something to prove. And they would rather lean on quasi-major league talent (as bad as they are) than lean on the potential of an unproven minor leaguer (no matter how much they crush the minor league level). And the Mets are front and center with this mindset. The great managers will see the potential of their young players and continue to develop them.

No wonder the Barfs are beating the Mets' brains in. They beat them like tambourines both on the field as well as off of it.

This is a multi year effort required.

In comment 16452097 Sammo85 said:

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This is a multi year effort required.

We have plenty of patience. We've been waiting for years. What we have a problem with is the piss poor decision making.

traditionally a slow starter? He seems like he's still in spring training.

In comment 16452105 Optimus-NY said:

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In comment 16452097 Sammo85 said: Quote: This is a multi year effort required. We have plenty of patience. We've been waiting for years. What we have a problem with is the piss poor decision making.

I share the frustration and seeing how other teams have deep pools of talent and competitive philosophies up and down organizational chain. Stearns has barely been here six months. Let’s give him some time.

In comment 16452107 Sammo85 said:

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In comment 16452105 Optimus-NY said: Quote: In comment 16452097 Sammo85 said: Quote: This is a multi year effort required. We have plenty of patience. We've been waiting for years. What we have a problem with is the piss poor decision making. I share the frustration and seeing how other teams have deep pools of talent and competitive philosophies up and down organizational chain. Stearns has barely been here six months. Let’s give him some time.

I'm gonna post what Eric on Li said yesterday. I think he speaks for us all with his words from yesterday's thread. I'll find it and post it.

How many years in a row are they going to run him out there as an important part of the team and expect different results?

He'll be injured by the end of May having averaged less than 5 innings in every start he makes from now until then.

Click HERE for the link from yesterday's thread.

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I thin Eric hot the nail on the head with this post. Spot frikkin on.

Combined 3-35.

Not ideal.

Tyrone Taylor batting cleanup the 2nd game of the year?

Short should be a late inning replacement on D

Long year ahead...this sucks

years and end up picking late teens each time. MLB rules are a joke

greatly appreciate your work!

I'm sorry but he is. He has no power and he only drew 39 walks in 648 plate appearances last year.

You can't run out there a .250 slap hitter with like a .310 on base who has zero power.

And you certainly can't bat him cleanup.

Megill came out partially due to shoulder soreness. It begins already, lol.

In comment 16452128 moespree said:

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I'm sorry but he is. He has no power and he only drew 39 walks in 648 plate appearances last year. You can't run out there a .250 slap hitter with like a .310 on base who has zero power. And you certainly can't bat him cleanup.

Hopefully he’s gone in a few months and Acuna is given shot in that role. Don’t disagree.

Megill to have MRI tomorrow. “precautionary” - LOL.

Ridiculous. Goes less than 5 innings over and over and over and over and over and over and over....before eventually getting injured.

I guess maybe he got the injured part out of the way earlier this time.

How many seasons in a row of literally the exact same outcome is it going to take before they decide to move on from him.

In comment 16452136 moespree said:

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Ridiculous. Goes less than 5 innings over and over and over and over and over and over and over....before eventually getting injured. I guess maybe he got the injured part out of the way earlier this time. How many seasons in a row of literally the exact same outcome is it going to take before they decide to move on from him.

Agreed.

Paging Joey Lucchesi...lol

And I'll be much more likely to believe in this team when they're gone.

In comment 16452160 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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And I'll be much more likely to believe in this team when they're gone.

I'd like both a lot more as the 9th or 10th starter on the depth chart, called up from Syracuse in a pinch if you need someone for the back end of a make up double-header or something like that. Neither should be in the rotation, especially not on a league high $307M payroll.

on the positive side milwaukee looks like exactly the type of team we should be building towards, so that's encouraging. defense, athleticism, timely hitting.

nimmo + lindor + mcneil = 3 for 24. not going to win many (or any) series with that.

vientos in cuse today, 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk (hit and walk were against jackson rutledge). 3 hard hit balls over 95 mph including a 109 and a 106. sss ops 1.278. 3 walks in 3 games, just 1 k.

reminder DJ stewart is 0 for 4 with 4 k's after hitting .175 with a 640 ops in ST (and just 1 homer).

not really sure how we've gone from a winter of "we need to give guys a chance" to giving DJ stewart 1 more plate appearance than baty in the first series. while carrying 2 utility men.

throughout the game. I wouldn't count on him for much any time soon. The Mets probably shouldn't have counted on him to begin with.

We'll always have opening night 2022.

In comment 16452530 DanMetroMan said:

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Where will Sproat start out? do you know yet?

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In comment 16452530 DanMetroMan said: Quote: Where will Sproat start out? do you know yet?

He's in the Cyclones rotation along with McLean

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In comment 16452541 pjcas18 said: Quote: In comment 16452530 DanMetroMan said: Quote: Where will Sproat start out? do you know yet? He's in the Cyclones rotation along with McLean

What do you think a reasonable timeline is for him? Do you think there is a shot he ends up in Bing in 2024 and hits Queens in 2025?

I'd only be in favor of pushing him a little (if he's successful) because he turns 24 this year.

timeline (again assuming he remains healthy which is always an X-factor) is probably similar to Christian Scott only a year behind. Things go well, second half in AA, 2025 opens in AAA with the "word" being we could see him 2-3 months into 2025. Performance and health obviously heavily impact all of this but yeah, roughly Christian Scott's timeline a year later.

In Brooklyn.

Days old news but I missed Carlos Cortes and Matt O'Neil being placed on the developmental list. Too many bodies in AAA. Curious to see how that plays out

101 tjStuff+ yesterday. Sounds about right.

mildly surprised Consuegra is repeating

In comment 16452579 DanMetroMan said:

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101 tjStuff+ yesterday. Sounds about right.

i am not his biggest fan at all but i thought he pitched pretty well. the yelich catchers interference should have been a strike out that got him out of the first, yelich was really late on that swing.

that took what should have been a 20 pitch clean inning into a 30 pitch difficult inning and 1 run deficit.

those are the little things that make good teams good teams and bad teams bad teams.

In comment 16452583 Eric on Li said:

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In comment 16452579 DanMetroMan said: Quote: 101 tjStuff+ yesterday. Sounds about right. i am not his biggest fan at all but i thought he pitched pretty well. the yelich catchers interference should have been a strike out that got him out of the first, yelich was really late on that swing. that took what should have been a 20 pitch clean inning into a 30 pitch difficult inning and 1 run deficit. those are the little things that make good teams good teams and bad teams bad teams.

To be clear (which you already know) 100 is average. Megill's stuff looked like a big league, averagish pitcher. For whatever the reason both he (and previously Gsellman) looked like completely different SP initially (monster stuff) never to be seen again.

if he can do that for 20-25 starts as a 5th/6th starter replacing whoever needs it like senga right now, that's a big win.

dmm did you see any stuff numbers on severino? i saw the least of him pitching (and of the new guys is the one im most skeptical of).

Thomas Nestico
@TJStats
8) Luis Severino is still lacking his elite 4-Seam from earlier in his career, and it seems to have degraded further this season. Without better command, he will continue to get hit hard on it

2023 vs 2024:
FF
96.5 ➡️ 95.5 mph
16.0" ➡️ 15.0" iVB
102 ➡️ 97 tjStuff+ 📉"

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lol, tank commandeers already?

Ethan Briggs
@EthanBriggs__
Players not on rosters

Jaylen Palmer
Jefrey De Los Santos
Wilfredo Lara

Andinson Ferrer
Bailey Reid
Bryce Jenkins
Cam Robinson
Chad Smith
Cristofer Gomez
David Griffin
Foggo
Franklin Gomez
Gregori Louis
Joel Diaz
Jorge Rodriguez
Joseph Yabbour
Justin Jarvis
Alfonseca
Tyler Jay
11:18 AM · Apr 1, 2024

Mets prospect injury updates:

-Jacob Reimer (No. 15) will be out until around June with a pulled hamstring.

-Wilfredo Lara (No. 23) and Boston Baro (No. 25) suffered hamate fractures in early spring and will miss Opening Day. Lara is expected to join Brooklyn when healthy.

Should we have a year long minors thread or just put stuff in the daily game threads?

hammy must have been pretty bad, already on the 60 day. Hamate injuries aren't good, they can linger for quite a while.

to the IL (shoulder strain) Reed Garrett up. Presumably Lucchesi (or hopefully Butto) will replace Megill.

4 perfect innings 6 k's

Kelenic starting off the season well with the Braves. Now 6/9 with a double and a walk

The Mets placed righty Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list with a shoulder strain earlier this afternoon, and SNY’s Andy Martino reports that they’re open to pursuing external options to help bolster their depth while waiting on Megill and other injured arms to heal up. They’ve picked conversations back up with right-hander Julio Teheran, per Martino. The Mets also talked with Teheran before he signed a minor league deal to go to camp with the Orioles. He wound up opting out of that deal and, per Martino, has other teams currently showing interest in him at the moment.

Laura Albanese
@AlbaneseLaura
Tylor Megill said he'll be shut down for five days and be re-evaluated. Said the shoulder strain is nowhere near as painful as it was in '22.

In comment 16452908 DanMetroMan said:

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4 perfect innings 6 k's

5 perfect 8 k's (75 pitches)

In comment 16452940 DanMetroMan said:

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In comment 16452908 DanMetroMan said: Quote: 4 perfect innings 6 k's 5 perfect 8 k's (75 pitches)

It is not a perfect game because of the error

Don't recall but were the Mets interested?

In comment 16452962 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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Don't recall but were the Mets interested?

They didn't bid on Imanaga, "interest" is unknown, they were one of the teams mentioned in connection with him by members of the media but when push came to shove they passed.

finalists were reportedly Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels

6 innings 2 hits 9 k's

Now im just annoyed hearing that.

time ex-Met Chris Flexen with a stinker 4.1 innings 6 hits 4 runs 3 walks 1 k

up 6-0

Atlanta has now scored 31 runs through 33 innings played. The Mets have scored 8 runs through 27 innings played so far in 2024

Laura Albanese
@AlbaneseLaura
April 12 is the first day pitchers optioned to the minors can be recalled - which means Butto wouldn't be able to be called up unless someone else goes on the IL. (Reed Garrett was called up for Megill's IL spot)

SNY
@SNYtv
Carlos Mendoza says J.D. Martinez has been getting at-bats every day down in Port St. Lucie.

The Mets will reconvene with him in the "next couple of days" to determine his next steps

Anthony DiComo
@AnthonyDiComo
Mets Game 4 of 162, vs. DET
Monday, April 1, 7:10 p.m.
RHP Reese Olson (0-0, -.--)

Nimmo LF
Lindor SS
Alonso 1B
Alvarez C
Stewart DH
Marte RF
Baty 3B
Bader CF
Wendle 2B
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Manaea LHP (0-0, -.--)

With the Minor League season upon us, here's where the Mets’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start:

1. Jett Williams (MLB No. 43), SS -- Binghamton (Double-A)
2. Drew Gilbert (MLB No. 50), OF -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
3. Luisangel Acuña (MLB No. 63), SS -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
4. Ryan Clifford (MLB No. 93), OF -- Brooklyn (High-A)
5. Christian Scott, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
6. Ronny Mauricio, 2B -- Injured (torn ACL)
7. Colin Houck, SS -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
8. Marco Vargas, INF -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
9. Kevin Parada, C -- Binghamton (Double-A)
10. Blade Tidwell, RHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
11. Mike Vasil, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
12. Jeremy Rodriguez, SS -- Extended spring training
13. Brandon Sproat, RHP -- Brooklyn (High-A)
14. Dominic Hamel, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
15. Jacob Reimer, 3B -- Injured (hamstring)
16. Alex Ramirez, OF -- Binghamton (Double-A)
17. Yovanny Rodriguez, C -- Extended spring training
18. Tyler Stuart, RHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
19. Nolan McLean, RHP -- Brooklyn (High-A)
20. Ronald Hernandez, C -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
21. Jesus Baez, SS -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
22. Calvin Ziegler, RHP -- Brooklyn (High-A)
23. Wilfredo Lara, OF -- Injured (hamate)
24. Nate Lavender, LHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
25. Boston Baro, SS -- Injured (hamate)
26. Nick Morabito, OF -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
27. Raimon Gomez, RHP -- Injured (Tommy John rehab)
28. Joander Suarez, RHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
29. Saul Garcia, RHP -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
30. Rhylan Thomas, OF -- Binghamton (Double-A)

In comment 16452766 GF1080 said:

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Should we have a year long minors thread or just put stuff in the daily game threads?

Good question. I'll pot it on tonight's thread. I'm for whatever you guys think is easiest. It was nice to find the info from Spring Training all on one thread (A month and a half).

Having a thread for a 6-month season though might be too much. A theory: Perhaps we have one for the first two months of the season, the middle two months of the season, and the last two months of the season. Something like that. Just spit balling. What do you guys want?

Athletics Option Esteury Ruiz

9-0 Braves. Austin Riley with a 3 run bomb off of old friend Dominic Leone

In comment 16453026 DanMetroMan said:

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Anthony DiComo @AnthonyDiComo Mets Game 4 of 162, vs. DET Monday, April 1, 7:10 p.m. RHP Reese Olson (0-0, -.--) Nimmo LF Lindor SS Alonso 1B Alvarez C Stewart DH Marte RF Baty 3B Bader CF Wendle 2B - Manaea LHP (0-0, -.--)

is DJ stewart hitting 5th and pacing to get more at bats than baty through 4 games highly triggering for anyone else or just me?

Medical costs are expensive and you don't want high blood pressure.

Laura Albanese
@AlbaneseLaura
Kodai Senga has nothing to report after playing catch on back to back days for the first time since his injury. Said it was light intensity work. He'll know more when he progresses to mound work.

Laura Albanese
@AlbaneseLaura
Mets are still not committing to when J.D. Martinez can join the club, but the earliest it's a possibility is Sunday.

unit by unit so far:

ALL P
6th best era (3.16)
4th best fip (3.58)

SP
13th best era (4.12)
9th best fip (3.83)

RP
6th best era (2.08)
7th best fip[ (3.29)

Defense
t-28th OAA (-2)
28th DRS (-4)

Hitting
28th in BA (.188)
29th in RBIs (8)
29th in RC (55)
29th in OBP (.250)
28th in SLG (.301)

these were the opening day payrolls, the mets first 4 hitters alone (lindor 34m + nimmo 20m + alonso 20m + mcneil 10m) would rank above 7 full teams 26-man payrolls:

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Spotrac @spotrac #MLB Opening Day 26-Man Payrolls NYY, $226M PHI, $221M NYM, $212M TOR, $204M ATL, $199M LAD, $192M HOU, $191M CHC, $180M SF, $150M TEX, $148M LAA, $147M STL, $145M SD, $145M BOS, $126M SEA, $123M MIN, $113M CHW, $113M COL, $105M ARI, $101M KC, $97M DET, $95M CIN, $86M BAL, $86M MIL, $82M WSH, $79M TB, $78M CLE, $77M MIA, $77M PIT, $76M OAK, $43M