J. McNeil2B
A. RosarioSS
P. Alonso1B
JD DavisLF
W. RamosC
M. ConfortoRF
T. Frazier3B
J. LagaresCF
Z. WheelerP
R. Acuna Jr.LF
O. Albies2B
F. Freeman1B
J. Donaldson3B
B. McCannC
M. JoyceRF
E. InciarteCF
C. CulbersonSS
M. FriedP
Might be getting the Braves at a good time between injuries and some poor play, esp the BP. Also no Soroka this series who iirc has been their best SP (tho of course they dodge NYM's 2 best). LGFM, need to keep winning series no matter the comp
2. said Mets will only get one, when the batter barely ran up the line to first
Aside from several simply incorrect calls of names, like on a fly ball calling iirc Culberson Acuna. One thing if you mix up names after a shift in the infield and a bang-bang play but on a fly ball? Also called Acuna Albies while AB
Hope the Mets enjoyed their off day yesterday. Looked like a fun day out in Atlanta from some of the players based on IG, ect.
Not impossible vs their BP. But the issue might be that in addition to keeping this lineup at 5 at this point
They are damn good AB and love playing the Mets. Right now even the 2nd half of the lineup is producing, Fried even had a double in addition to a great Rosario play to prevent a single. And of course while their BP is awful, ours isn't exactly reassuring depending on who you call on
But we've seen some shit recently, so we'll see how this goes
As he hits the 2nd righty after giving up an IF hit to the 1st
5-3...
It's actually why I been wondering if they should be a little less aggressive in div at the plate. Don't get me wrong, can't change what the hot hitters are doing, but aside from McNeil maybe 1-2 others if anything, in a game like today I would rather have had a lot less 1st pitch swinging, particularly from Rosario & Ramos etc. They still have some good ABs, had several 3 ball counts, but when it's THIS much of a difference, why not?
Easier said than done no doubt, but it seems like there's too many with this approach when getting to the BPs esp vs the NLe is huge right now
Lol, really? I was just thinking how nice it must be for the Braves to trot out 4 relief pitchers all with ERAs in the 3s (with one under 3.00) while the Mets have sent out 4 relievers sporting a 4.79, 5.93, 6.46 and 7.29 ERA. I mean...are you fucking kidding me? And the rest aren’t much better.
And how was the BP in the Washington series?
Either way 1 series doesn't change the overall point about NLe BPs since the ASG
Don't get me wrong all those guys may actually be better than what Atlanta had prior - but none of these teams in the NL East have good bullpens and it's almost comical how bad they all are. As bad as ours has been I think just about every team would take it from this point in the season forward if they had the choice. Even if just because of Lugo.
All our winning streak did was get us into the discussion. Have to keep wining series or they’ll fall out of the race. Even a bad team like SF got white hot for a little while. Have to follow it up with sustained winning baseball.
Glad I didn’t fall for the hype fully and purchase MLB package for rest of year
Nats 3-10, 8 saves, 4 blown saves, 5.95 era / 5.21 fip
Braves 5-4, 6 saves, 4 blown saves, 6.90 era / 6.14 fip
None have been great (Mets included though they've certainly been the best), the Mets have just avoided the implosions the other teams haven't. The only regular reliever in that period of time with an ERA over 4 is Diaz (5.91), who also gave up the 1 blown save. Familia has only given up 3 runs in 12 appearances since the break. Lugo 1 run in 14 appearances. Avilan by some miracle 0 runs in 12 appearances. Wilson 2 runs in 15 appearances.
Gsellman and Diaz have been bad, and the AAAA guys like Nogosek and Bashlor were awful (combined 10 runs allowed in 8 innings).
Mets BP 2nd half - ( New Window )
I imagine they will have to ride Lagares every day now for a while.
Thanks for the love. He just struck me as someone who could outperform his college stats when put into a consistent role. Improved strikeout numbers each year despite alternating between rotation and bullpen and in the Cape Cod League he was among team leaders who averaged more than 2 IP/appearance in H/9. The latter indicates to me a pitcher who isn’t inducing a lot of loud contact with wood bats especially since there was nothing excessive in HR allowed.
L: Mil
Bad day. On to the next
...I am reminded of Hank Aaron's swing.
Freeman OWNS Wheeler, over .500 BA, maybe walk him??
might be his longest outing of the year.
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Mets Minors notable hitters 8/13
Syracuse
Dilson Herrera 3-4, RBI, 2B
Binghamton
Will Toffey 1-4, HR, BB
St. Lucie
Jacob Zanon 3-6, BB, SB
Columbia
Chandler Avant 2-3, 2B
Brooklyn
Luke Ritter 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Kingsport
Scott Ota 3-4, 2 2B
Michael Mayer
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Mets Minors notable pitchers 8/13
Syracuse
Ervin Santana 4.1 IP, 8 ER
Binghamton
Mickey Jannis 6 IP, 0 ER, 10 K
Kevin Smith 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 K
St. Lucie
Thomas Szapucki 5 IP, ER, 5 K
Columbia
Colin Holderman 4.2 IP, 0 R, 4 K
Kingsport
Junior Santos 3 IP, ER, 4 K
He's had his share of injuries in the past but put up 600+ ABs the previous two years.
Don't get me wrong all those guys may actually be better than what Atlanta had prior - but none of these teams in the NL East have good bullpens and it's almost comical how bad they all are. As bad as ours has been I think just about every team would take it from this point in the season forward if they had the choice. Even if just because of Lugo.
You're absolutely right Eric. The Braves bullpen was atrocious to start the season but then they improved significantly for about 3 weeks only to struggle again.
The Shane Greene trade has been as I feared thus far. He was playing in a no pressure situation in Detroit and playing way over his head with significant luck. Now he is in a pennant race and struggling mightily. Melancon has been very good so far and might be their closer moving forward by default if Greene continues to struggle. Greene has given up 2 more earned runs in 4.1 IP with Atlanta than he did in 38 IP with Detroit.
I would have preferred Herrera just for the versatility and OPS potential.
I would have preferred Herrera just for the versatility and OPS potential.
Herrera is k'ing 27% of the time in AAA and hitting .250 (both numbers better than his career numbers at the MLB level). He walks less than Tejada too, so really his only advantage is the occasional long ball.
I doubt either will do much and I'd prefer Guillorme getting starts over both by a very healthy margin, but for a bench role I actually agree with Tejada > Herrera. While his .330 BA is likely the product of an unusually high BABIP he's got the better contact skills and we know he can take professional at bats. And maybe, just maybe, he's improved a little bit in the power department now that he's 29 years old and likely a little stronger than he was a few years ago. His 6 homers this year are already the most he's ever posted in any season of his career going back to when he was a prospect. Also his highest slg% year.
The Shane Greene trade has been as I feared thus far. He was playing in a no pressure situation in Detroit and playing way over his head with significant luck. Now he is in a pennant race and struggling mightily. Melancon has been very good so far and might be their closer moving forward by default if Greene continues to struggle. Greene has given up 2 more earned runs in 4.1 IP with Atlanta than he did in 38 IP with Detroit.
I'm surprised Greene has been this bad but also still a SSS. In a non-closer role I think he will eventually be a positive contributor, but he's definitely even more volatile than a typical reliever.
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calling up Tejada over Herrera.
I would have preferred Herrera just for the versatility and OPS potential.
Herrera is k'ing 27% of the time in AAA and hitting .250 (both numbers better than his career numbers at the MLB level). He walks less than Tejada too, so really his only advantage is the occasional long ball.
I doubt either will do much and I'd prefer Guillorme getting starts over both by a very healthy margin, but for a bench role I actually agree with Tejada > Herrera. While his .330 BA is likely the product of an unusually high BABIP he's got the better contact skills and we know he can take professional at bats. And maybe, just maybe, he's improved a little bit in the power department now that he's 29 years old and likely a little stronger than he was a few years ago. His 6 homers this year are already the most he's ever posted in any season of his career going back to when he was a prospect. Also his highest slg% year.
You need to keep in mind this player is replacement/insurance for McNeil so Guillorme is of little consequence.
Herrera IMO is the better fit for that.
Not nearly out of the woods by any means but the system is a lot less empty than any of us would have guessed at this time last year if we were told that Kay/Dunn/SWR were going to get traded and Kilome was going down to TJS. 9 months ago those were our top 4 pitching prospects.
You need to keep in mind this player is replacement/insurance for McNeil so Guillorme is of little consequence.
Herrera IMO is the better fit for that.
Davis and Conforto will likely be the COF'ers every day so Lagares is going to be the main replacement for Mcneil until Nimmo is health (if ever). I'm a little surprised they didn't just call up Davis but perhaps they want to get him back into the swing of things since he's only played 5 games since getting healthy again.
Panik seems the most risk of losing time to whoever comes up until he starts hitting, but Guillorme should be the first guy up for that (over Tejada/Herrera). And if that happens Tejada is probably best suited to the role currently occupied by Guillorme.