Different coaches and medical yet same injury issues so far. Swarzak, Cespedes join the other 10 guys w injuries.
And pitching looks like it has A LOT of work to do already. This zen master Callaway is either going to back his talk w an epic career or become a complete joke in 2 years.
From all reports Guillorme's defense would be an upgrade day 1, and while he needs to hit more he's not hopeless. Great walk/K rate, has hit for a solid average. Cecchini has questions in the field but other than that it's a similar story.
These are the types of prospects that teams like St Lou/SF develop into solid players seemingly out of nowhere and the Mets give up on. Would love to see that trend broken for once.
And TJ started throwing already yesterday. He’s not going to be out all year. My guess is he’s back by June and even he won’t have a spot.
Hard to believe he will be 27 this summer. Maybe he ends up playing more 1st this season if Gonzalez and Smith don't prove to be the answer.
I actually could see Guillorme get a shot at SS if Rosario missed a huge chunk. For better or worse Reyes is the backup SS at the moment but if Rosario was going to be out for an extended period I could see them want the better defender. Doesn’t really help Cheech’s case that much though who’s likely only position is 2B.
Plaw robbed of a HR by the wind.
Guess no one is around today so I’ll only check in if anything crazy happens
Guess no one is around today so I’ll only check in if anything crazy happens
You are not nearly positive enough today. Dial it up a bit and you will attract an audience.
Liner up the middle to Thor. Whole stadium runs out to check on him. Even the unos. No joke. Seward gets hit, no one even asks how he is lol
Have I mentioned I like this guy???
Liner up the middle to Thor. Whole stadium runs out to check on him. Even the unos. No joke. Seward gets hit, no one even asks how he is lol
Not watching. What happened with Rosario?
And was Thor okay?
That is shecky with plaw only exact opposite
Everyone’s fine. Just trying to rile up the masses...
Thor’s curve was nasty as the game went on. Pure filth.
“When I got up here, I got exposed,” Plawecki said. “I was able to get away with [my swing] all the way up to the big leagues because I had good enough hands to make it work. I had to make some sort of adjustment or else I wasn't going to be around too long.”
Having line-drived his way up the Mets organizational system since being drafted out of Purdue, Plawecki realized rather rapidly in 2015 that his cut wasn't going to cut it in the majors. And thus he began what's been a two-year project to rework his swing, with results last season that suggest it's been a success.
“It's been evolving since the end of the 2015 season. When I first came up [to the majors], I was super upright and all hands. I had a lot of movement with my hands,” Plawecki said. “There were a lot of things we had to clean up to make my swing quicker and more compact.”
I think I have more hope in him than TDA at this point. Better D, less injury risk, just needs to hit a little bit.
Kevin Plawecki's two-year swing reclamation project seems to be paying dividends - ( New Window )
Mets are in mid-season form.
Well, they aren’t exactly doing anything to change that outlook from fans, right?
I mean, same old same old? Fool me once...
My guess is he goes in the dugout between innings, it’s discussed and his pitches are lower in the zone (and successful) for the second inning. Leaving most pitches up, including his curve.
Too many pitches, doubt he gets a second inning now. Someone’s up and ready in the pen if he doesn’t get this batter out.
BUT
It was all simple mechanical issues. Yet he was annoyed after almost every pitch. If this were a normal game, I’d say it was physical and he just couldn’t get comfortable. But it was clearly mental. Mad at himself. After almost every single pitch.
You’ll notice a lot more looks. A lot more change of the speed to the plate some deliberate delays and step offs. Nice job.
Yes - Matz is
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Mets are in mid-season form.
Lol
They really look like they can not compete with the rest of the MLB teams organizational depth so far. Ugh. It’s early though. Hopefully they compete better second half of month.
Outside of 1-2 starts in that post season and a few early starts that year, has he ever looked above average?
He is candidate number one to start the season in the minors at this moment in time.
He's very hard on himself.