Mets Lineup
Jeff McNeil – 2B
Pete Alonso – 1B
Michael Conforto – RF
J.D. Davis – 3B
Travis d’Arnaud – C
Keon Broxton - LF
Amed Rosario - SS
Juan Lagares – CF
Jason Vargas - LHP
Wow. Definitely one of the best chances the Braves are going to have at a win against us, maybe ever. lol. A Vargas start and Nimmo, Cano, and Ramos all out tonight. Broxton, Lagares, TDA, and JD Davis all in the same lineup. Oh well. I feel like tonight is house money anyway with deGrom going tomorrow. LGM!!
2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
3. F. Freeman (L) 1B
4. R. Acuna (R) CF
5. Nick Markakis (L) RF
6. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
7. Johan Camargo (S) LF
8. Alex Jackson (R) C
9. Sean Newcomb (L) P.
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
I get wanting to rest guys but is it necessary to purposely put your team in a position to lose?
It's fine to look at to see how players are doing over an extremely small sample but it probably won't offer an accurate portrayal for a couple months at least.
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
Sometimes you put a hot hitter in that 2 spot because they will on average get more at bats...
Well, not everyone is as “ho hum” as you seem to be. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Yes, he has plenty experience at 2nd. That wasn’t my point. If you are going to publicly say that a player hasn’t had enough reps at a position to be comfortable with it, then I sure as hell hope that the manager wouldn’t be talked into it by the player. And, I’m sorry, but Mickey sure hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt with anything he does yet. At least not for me.
It’s okay to disagree with things. The Mets don’t exactly have a long track record of success. Or any track record of success really.
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If you're going to bat cleanup an unproven guy, with no record of success in the majors, why not Alonso?
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
Sometimes you put a hot hitter in that 2 spot because they will on average get more at bats...
Milwaukee bats Yelich 2nd
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If you're going to bat cleanup an unproven guy, with no record of success in the majors, why not Alonso?
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
Sometimes you put a hot hitter in that 2 spot because they will on average get more at bats...
Milwaukee bats Yelich 2nd
Mike Trout hits second. Aaron Judge hits second. Times have changed. Teams are extremely analytical and nowadays your best hitter is usually hitting second.
I’m not a Mets fan so maybe they do things differently, but I’d be shocked if Calloway was the one deciding the lineup/batting order. For better or worse, analytics and the front office are making these decisions for the most part.
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If you're going to bat cleanup an unproven guy, with no record of success in the majors, why not Alonso?
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
Sometimes you put a hot hitter in that 2 spot because they will on average get more at bats...
Milwaukee bats Yelich 2nd
Mike Trout hits second. Aaron Judge hits second. Times have changed. Teams are extremely analytical and nowadays your best hitter is usually hitting second.
I’m not a Mets fan so maybe they do things differently, but I’d be shocked if Calloway was the one deciding the lineup/batting order. For better or worse, analytics and the front office are making these decisions for the most part.
That's a very good point. Having a power hitter hitting 2nd is new to us, and I can't understand the logic. But following what you just said, it's obviously more than a manager's whim.
He also has shown tremendous range and arm at third; the kids an athlete. He may have made a few errors, but its very early.
The kid is going to be a player in my view, a huge steal. Love me JD. No problem hitting him 4, would suck if he lost playing time to Frazier.
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What does Mickey expect out of Jason Vargas today?
"I expect Vargas."
Well, that settles that.
I may be guilty of that but Alonso isn't a low-average guy. He's been drawing walks and hitting for average as well as for power. I don't have any particular objection to Alonso in the 2 spot. He seems fine there. I get that they want to go lefty-righty and Alonso has been really good at all the regular #2 hitter stuff, with that insane power besides.
It's Davis at cleanup I don't get. Maybe the idea of the 1-4 spots has changed, and "cleanup" is no longer what it used to be. Or maybe they see something in Davis That would have to be based on a pretty small sample, though, because Davis is only now approaching the equivalent of half a season in the majors.
I'm not sold on Davis yet. But I prefer him to Todd Frazier. He may end up in a platoon-like arrangement with Jed Lowerie. But he really needs to improve his defense.
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If you're going to bat cleanup an unproven guy, with no record of success in the majors, why not Alonso?
McNeil, Rosario, Conforto, Alonso, Davis, D'Arnaud, Broxton, Lagares...
I dunno, I don't get what Callaway does sometimes. But I don't think he's stupid -- he just has a different idea of how this should work.
Sometimes you put a hot hitter in that 2 spot because they will on average get more at bats...
Milwaukee bats Yelich 2nd
Mike Trout hits second. Aaron Judge hits second. Times have changed. Teams are extremely analytical and nowadays your best hitter is usually hitting second.
I’m not a Mets fan so maybe they do things differently, but I’d be shocked if Calloway was the one deciding the lineup/batting order. For better or worse, analytics and the front office are making these decisions for the most part.
That's a very good point. Having a power hitter hitting 2nd is new to us, and I can't understand the logic. But following what you just said, it's obviously more than a manager's whim.
The logic is to get your better hits more at bats. It’s not completely obvious because batters later in the order might have more RBI opportunities, but I guess it balances out in favor of plate appearances.
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Good to see McNeil in against the lefty. Dude can rake. Gonna need to hang 6 or more again for a shot at the W I imagine. Let’s do it!
Another extra base hit. What a start.
The joys and pains of youth in one sequence.
Come on Vargas
Or just give Oswalt these starts. VRgas was lucky against the fish. He’s just non competitive more times than not
LMFAO
Really hope BVW acts accordingly
Or just give Oswalt these starts. VRgas was lucky against the fish. He’s just non competitive more times than not
June 5 or 6, it's the day after the draft.
Yeah no sense punting on the entire game by leaving him in there. Good call to give them a chance of staying in it.
Yeah, he's the 5th starter, but why pretend he's even a decent 5th starter when there were many cheap options out there.
Not much to complain about with BVW off-season, but this is clearly a miss.
They have doe a good job of bouncing right back and getting back some runs after giving up a few. Lets see if they can get a couple back quickly.