Mets, trying to take the first two from the Nats, face a more difficult task than Jeremy Hellickson. Patrick Corbin (3-1, 3.20, 58 K / 50.2 ip) is one of the Nats who has played to the back of his baseball card for the whole season.
The Mets will send this lineup out to try and topple the Nats' southpaw:
McNeil LF
Davis 3B
Cano 2B
Alonso 1B
Conforto RF
Rosario SS
Ramos C
Lagares CF
Font P
Conforto has had surprising success against Corbin (6-14, 4 HR) -- he features the only really positive line against Corbin in this lineup. Hopefully he keeps his recent hot streak going.
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Leave Rosario in two hole. Why drop him?
Leave Rosario in two hole. Why drop him?
I don't quite get that either -- Rosario has been bad against Corbin, but it's limited (like 2-17 or something).
Be a nice time for Cano to stop sucking.
Be a nice time for Cano to stop sucking.
So close to tying it up to. Off the bat I thought it was going out
The young guys mentioned, I forgot Gagnon (who's done ok in spots), even running Gsellman if not Lugo out in this situation. I find it funny a guy who is killing it and wants to start in Lugo is repeatedly refused no matter the situation. Instead, they pay for a lesser player who basically has shown nothing more than anyone even at the bottom of your roster
They had two off days before this game back to back and still threw this guy out there! Awful.
Oh well. Corbin and Nats pen can be had. Maybe we show some life tonight.
Their #2 guy Bloom, who is highly thought of around baseball as a rising star, wanted the Mets job too. We mightve really missed an opportunity there.
Incorrect. Bad take.
I wonder if he sits against some lefties once Lowrie gets back. He really should. But can a guy like Mickey sit a HOFer like Cano?
I wonder if he sits against some lefties once Lowrie gets back. He really should. But can a guy like Mickey sit a HOFer like Cano?
If Frazier's usage is any indication...
But Mets have Dom to back up Alonso, and JD, McNeil and LOwrie can all play 3B. So really he has no place on the team.
The Font acquisition itself isn't the problem here. He had some good peripheral stats in a few areas and has interesting stuff. He's a fine project and it's smart to take advantage of a roster crunch in TB to add a project. The problem is that this guy is starting 2 games for us when he's clearly not ready for it since we have no other options.
A lot of posters throughout the summer lamented the lack of starting pitching depth and begged the GM to address it. We're suffering because of it now.
The Mets are 0-3 in games started by pitchers who weren't in their Opening Day rotation. They've been outscored, 18-5, in those games.
Meanwhile, Gio Gonzalez 4/4 with quality starts, 2-0 record with a 1.7 era. For less $ than we had to pay TDA this year.
Sorry to keep beating this dead horse but playoff races are often decided by 1 or 2 games. Both the NL Central and West last year included. We've already practically forfeited 3 games this year, all against teams they are in direct competition with (St. Lou, SD, WAS) with no solution on the horizon as Font lines up for another start against Washington next week.
If this roster can't even get by when Vargas pulls a hammy, what happens if JDG, Wheeler, or Thor get a blister? Or worse?
But, another way to look at it is that last night was a schedule loss based on the starting pitching match-up (albeit a mostly self-inflicted one). We have the better starter today. Win today, and take a road series win.
Not winning a road series vs WSH when we missed Scherzer and Strasburg and had 2 of our top 3 going would be frustrating!
Win today, and take some momentum going into our doormats this weekend.
But, another way to look at it is that last night was a schedule loss based on the starting pitching match-up (albeit a mostly self-inflicted one). We have the better starter today. Win today, and take a road series win.
Not winning a road series vs WSH when we missed Scherzer and Strasburg and had 2 of our top 3 going would be frustrating!
Win today, and take some momentum going into our doormats this weekend.
not off to a great start
A contending team doesn't go quietly today. The bats have to start at least hitting bad pitching. It's not going to get easier after this weekend when most of our Miami games are over with.
Agreed, as I said above, it's amazing they don't look to resolve the SP issue in the offseason when there's options, not when Gio is available, not when guys are missing starts, not when they clearly KNOW Vargas is a weak link given the limits they set on him all season. GG had his worst outing in 4 games yesterday, 5.1 IP 1 ER - as good if not better than Vargas' best this year
Not only that, but paying for a Font level player when you just refused Gio as marginally better than Vargas? At almost the same time as Gio's MIL signing, so THEY knew and still did that? Really dumbfounding
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Jeff McNeil is out of the game. He spent a lot of time talking with Mickey Callaway and the trainers during the last half inning. Unclear what happened though.
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The Mets are calling it abdominal tightness. They say its precautionary.
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Gio should have been signed in the offseason. End of story.
Gio should have been signed in the offseason. End of story.
or someone lime him. Having Font make starts for the Mets is maddening. Giving up assets to get Font is beyond maddening.
The Mets were huge," Gonzalez said Saturday after officially joining the Brewers. They were not not in it. They were definitely in there. They had such a great rotation. It was a tough decision. The Brewers met my needs."
The Mets were huge," Gonzalez said Saturday after officially joining the Brewers. They were not not in it. They were definitely in there. They had such a great rotation. It was a tough decision. The Brewers met my needs."
The Mets didn't guarantee him a roster spot (per Mets beat writers).
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Gio says he decided on the M's instead of the Mets. Sounds like they made an offer.
The Mets were huge," Gonzalez said Saturday after officially joining the Brewers. They were not not in it. They were definitely in there. They had such a great rotation. It was a tough decision. The Brewers met my needs."
The Mets didn't guarantee him a roster spot (per Mets beat writers).
I've heard the rumor.
Yup had a hard, direct smack in the head from Cano's shoulder. It might be ok but he seemed a bit out of sorts when he got up, even stood still & held himself up on Cano for a few moments afterward. My first thought was concussion just from that even b4 seeing the impact on replay clearly
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Gio says he decided on the M's instead of the Mets. Sounds like they made an offer.
The Mets were huge," Gonzalez said Saturday after officially joining the Brewers. They were not not in it. They were definitely in there. They had such a great rotation. It was a tough decision. The Brewers met my needs."
The Mets didn't guarantee him a roster spot (per Mets beat writers).
I've heard the rumor.
The guy was also still available beyond spring training, after Dowdy/Lockett/Santiago each fizzled. He wasn't exactly like Machado evaluating multiple teams trying to woo him. He was there for the taking not just once but twice and the Mets refused to even give him a roster spot - even when they knew Matz was dealing with his issues and Vargas is Vargas.
Well we got the single.
Frustrating loss and series. At least Philly getting torched by the Brewers.
NL East looks overrated in this young season.
Lineup can't afford to lose him for any length of time. We just don't have the depth at either the MLB or AAA level.
The Mets were huge," Gonzalez said Saturday after officially joining the Brewers. They were not not in it. They were definitely in there. They had such a great rotation. It was a tough decision. The Brewers met my needs."
Im talking about the offseason. They should have signed him then.
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Officially diagnosed with a concussion.
Lineup can't afford to lose him for any length of time. We just don't have the depth at either the MLB or AAA level.
Dom Smith to the OF.
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