Here are the starting lineups for both clubs today.
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Probable Starting Pitcher Matchups for the game today against the Brewers & tomorrow against the Tigers in Flushing.
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#LFGM!
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Notes:
-Today's game is on SNY and so is tomorrow's.
-Tomorrow's home game will be the first night game of the season.
-According to the forecast, the weather will be windy today at Citi Field on Easter Sunday, but not like on Opening Day. Click
HERE to see the Hourly AccuWeather Report for Citi Field.
-Click
HERE to see the Mets' 26-man active roster.
-Click
HERE to see the list of Mets transactions.
-The Mets' 4-man bench today will consist of
Stewart (L), Wendle (L), Short (R), & Bader (R).
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CARLOS MENDOZA, YOHAN RAMÍREZ SUSPENDED FOR SATURDAY’S WILD PITCH INCIDENT Posted by James Villani | Mar 31, 2024 (MMOnline.com) - ( New Window )
Just embarrassing. Per usual.
Just embarrassing. Per usual.
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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)
** Sorry, I can't find a link for the Brewers' feed. **
MLB.com - Gameday: Pitch by Pitch – Mets vs. Brewers - March 31, 2024 - 1:40 pm EDT start
Enjoy today's game 😊
That’s the story of his career.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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...
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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.
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.
We have plenty of patience. We've been waiting for years. What we have a problem with is the piss poor decision making.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Not ideal.
Short should be a late inning replacement on D
Long year ahead...this sucks
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
We'll always have opening night 2022.
Where will Sproat start out? do you know yet?
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Where will Sproat start out? do you know yet?
He's in the Cyclones rotation along with McLean
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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+ 📉"
lol, tank commandeers already?
@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
-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.
@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.
5 perfect 8 k's (75 pitches)
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5 perfect 8 k's (75 pitches)
It is not a perfect game because of the error
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.
@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)
@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
@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, -.--)
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)
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?
@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, -.--)
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?
@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.
@AlbaneseLaura
Mets are still not committing to when J.D. Martinez can join the club, but the earliest it's a possibility is Sunday.
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:
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