I kind of associate high exit velocity with a hard hit ball, and I've never associated a pop-up to short CF with a hard hit ball. You're mileage varies obviously. All good...
I kind of associate high exit velocity with a hard hit ball, and I've never associated a pop-up to short CF with a hard hit ball. You're mileage varies obviously. All good...
im with you, exit velocity on every at bat is new and i was also surprised to see a number like that on a ball that looked like a ho-hum fly ball. clearly he's got a lot of juice in his bat and that could translate to making a real big impact.
I kind of associate high exit velocity with a hard hit ball, and I've never associated a pop-up to short CF with a hard hit ball. You're mileage varies obviously. All good...
im with you, exit velocity on every at bat is new and i was also surprised to see a number like that on a ball that looked like a ho-hum fly ball. clearly he's got a lot of juice in his bat and that could translate to making a real big impact.
Yeah I agree...but that ball was sky high.
One thing that doesn't make sense to me is how Pets projected distance was shorter than Alvarez.. ball actually went further in the stadium and had a much higher exit velocity. I see Acuna hitting like 460 foot HRs.. how was Petes only 416?
RE: RE: Pete's being interviewed now in front of his locker.
pete's numbers at dh speak for themselves. buck said he's been sick the last few days and probably shouldnt be playing, which has no doubt happened a lot the last few years but they cant score without him so he can never sit.
time to take the training wheels off and fully invest in the kids. vogey, pham, escobar, canha, marte can play for the final 2 spots and earn their at bats.
and remember tonight a month from now when there's a legitimate reason to consider promoting mauricio. or who knows maybe even tomorrow if marte needs an IL trip. you know when i wouldnt mind vogey at dh? when this is the lineup vs a rhp:
pete's numbers at dh speak for themselves. buck said he's been sick the last few days and probably shouldnt be playing, which has no doubt happened a lot the last few years but they cant score without him so he can never sit.
time to take the training wheels off and fully invest in the kids. vogey, pham, escobar, canha, marte can play for the final 2 spots and earn their at bats.
and remember tonight a month from now when there's a legitimate reason to consider promoting mauricio. or who knows maybe even tomorrow if marte needs an IL trip. you know when i wouldnt mind vogey at dh? when this is the lineup vs a rhp:
hopefully marte/canha get it together but theres a chance they dont.
and next year we may need dh for our ace.
Don't forget about Nidon't. He belongs on that list of players fighting it out for the last few roster spots. Mets are gonna need to make some trades, of for no other reason other than addition by subtraction. I think they could get something in return for Vogelbach. Nothing like they gave up of course, but something still. Nidon't and Mehscobar are a different kettle of fish, but maybe something for Escobar if they eat some of his salary.
im not even sure he's going to get a chance unless narvaez has a setback or someone else gets injured.
not trying to make too much of 1 game/1 homer but the way alvarez threw the ball that entire game and the reality of where his body of work is, plus the homers that will presumably start coming with more frequency, i just dont see him going back down again unless he totally falls on his face.
im not even sure he's going to get a chance unless narvaez has a setback or someone else gets injured.
not trying to make too much of 1 game/1 homer but the way alvarez threw the ball that entire game and the reality of where his body of work is, plus the homers that will presumably start coming with more frequency, i just dont see him going back down again unless he totally falls on his face.
Yup, re: Alvy. Nidon't can take a hike for all anyone cares. DFA his @$$. Good riddance.
Heading into his at-bat in the bottom of the 9th inning, Francisco Álvarez thought back to his appearance against Josh Hader earlier this season and vowed to perform better this time up
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"I'm really proud that they're here with me to experience this. It's a different type of support...since I've been with them, it's been special."
Francisco Álvarez on what it means to play alongside Mark Vientos and Brett Baty in the majors
1.) Nimmo CF
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
I like it, but I'd like it even more if we call up Mauricio. Play him at 2B, move Mcneil to LF and let Canha be first guy off the bench.
There's a bit too much of a roster crunch going on at the moment. We very well might see that later on this season, but I think it'll have to wait at least month or so until after the catcher situation sorts itself out. By then, both Nido and Narvaez will have returned and a decision would have been made about who's going where. Sanchez and Perez will hold the fort for another week or so until Nidon't returns---expect Sanchez to be up tomorrow for Perez.
The Mets won't carry three catchers. Either Alvy goes down (doubtful at this point) OR Nidon't gets traded or DFAd once Narvaez comes back in early to mid June. Then it's a matter of what to do with Vogey and Escobar. Keep in mind that Luis G in a holding pattern at Triple A Syracuse now. Canha or Pham might be trade candidates as well. It's not a simple fix anymore.
1.) Nimmo CF
2ientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) V
I like it, but I'd like it even more if we call up Mauricio. Play him at 2B, move Mcneil to LF and let Canha be first guy off the bench.
I think McNeil is too good a hitter to be hitting that low. I think McNeil is the ideal 2-hole hitter (with righty starting pitcher).
Here's what I'd like to see:
VS. LHP
1. Nimmo CF
2. Marte RF
3. Lindor SS - *Struggling this year, but does have .891 OPS vs LHP in 2023
4. Alonso 1B/DH
5. McNeil 2B
6. Vientos DH/1B/3B
7. Canha/Pham LF
8. Alvarez C
9. Baty/Escobar 3B/DH
Vs Righties:
1. Nimmo CF
2. McNeil 2B
3. Vientos 3B/DH (I'm trusting what my eyes tell me)
4. Alonso 1B
5. Baty 3B/LF
6. Lindor SS
7. Vogelbach DH / Canha LF when Baty at 3B and Vientos at DH
8. Alvarez C
9. Marte RF
May seem strange with Vientos hitting 6th vs lefties and 3rd vs righties...but I love Vientos hitting behind McNeil, and I love his RBI potential vs any pitching. Lindor is too good to continue to struggle against right-handed pitching. After Baty hitting 5, I like how the lineup sets up against RHP with Lindor-Vogey-Alvarez... can see Alvarez getting a lot of opportunities to drive in runs, and then Marte having an opportunity to be that turn lead-off guy at the 9-hole.
There's no way we're going to see the young guys high up in the order any time soon, but if I'm making a prediction, it's that Vientos is going to eventually be one of the most feared 3-hole hitters in baseball.
day on the farm so I didn't bother with a full summary but-
Tidwell continues to struggle with his command... an understatement
Jett the Met on base twice yesterday, also collected his 9th SB
another rough outing for Atencio. He’s been a sleeper for many of us since before last season. Era now stands at 11.09. I could see him sent to the complete league next month if he doesn’t turn it around
in Taj Bradley, and Buck is going to bench Vientos in favor of Vogey, even though Vientos just hit a game-tying homerun off a RHP last night and has a 1.129 OPS vs righties at AAA this year.
Fucking genius.
How long is it going to take Buck to understand Vientos is not a platoon hitter?
YES!!!
Huge win tonight. Hopefully a turning point.
Huge win tonight. Hopefully a turning point.
He's supposedly a better LF than 3B.
1-7 going forward for the next month has to be some combo of the top 4 and the 3 kids.
go out and win the series against the best team in baseball tomorrow - with the 3 kids in the lineup - and then go from there.
Baty LF/3B
Mauricio 3B/SS/2B
Vientos 3B, 1B, DH
Alvarez C, DH
Definitely could pay dividends later.
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mlb.com Game Story - ( New Window )
Let's hope so!
im with you, exit velocity on every at bat is new and i was also surprised to see a number like that on a ball that looked like a ho-hum fly ball. clearly he's got a lot of juice in his bat and that could translate to making a real big impact.
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
Lindor should be 7th or 8th. No way a guy with OBP of .300 should be batting 2nd
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1.) Nimmo CF
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
Lindor should be 7th or 8th. No way a guy with OBP of .300 should be batting 2nd
Yeah. Good luck with that. The 363 million dollar man aint batting 8th.
Perez at C, Alvarez at DH, Vientos at 1B would be pretty sweet. Give Alonso a blow.
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I kind of associate high exit velocity with a hard hit ball, and I've never associated a pop-up to short CF with a hard hit ball. You're mileage varies obviously. All good...
im with you, exit velocity on every at bat is new and i was also surprised to see a number like that on a ball that looked like a ho-hum fly ball. clearly he's got a lot of juice in his bat and that could translate to making a real big impact.
Yeah I agree...but that ball was sky high.
One thing that doesn't make sense to me is how Pets projected distance was shorter than Alvarez.. ball actually went further in the stadium and had a much higher exit velocity. I see Acuna hitting like 460 foot HRs.. how was Petes only 416?
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He looks visibly tired and has got the sniffles. I wonder if he starts tomorrow at 1B in ehat will be an early game (1:10 pm start ET).
Perez at C, Alvarez at DH, Vientos at 1B would be pretty sweet. Give Alonso a blow.
Sounds about right. Here are tomorrow's starting pitchers:
mlb.com Probable Starting Pitchers - May 18th, 2023 - Rays at Mets - 1:10 pm ET
mlb.com Gameday Preview for May 18th, 2023 - Rays at Mets - ( New Window )
time to take the training wheels off and fully invest in the kids. vogey, pham, escobar, canha, marte can play for the final 2 spots and earn their at bats.
and remember tonight a month from now when there's a legitimate reason to consider promoting mauricio. or who knows maybe even tomorrow if marte needs an IL trip. you know when i wouldnt mind vogey at dh? when this is the lineup vs a rhp:
nimmo
lindor
mcneil rf
pete
vientos 3b
baty lf
alvarez
vogey dh
mauricio 2b
hopefully marte/canha get it together but theres a chance they dont.
and next year we may need dh for our ace.
time to take the training wheels off and fully invest in the kids. vogey, pham, escobar, canha, marte can play for the final 2 spots and earn their at bats.
and remember tonight a month from now when there's a legitimate reason to consider promoting mauricio. or who knows maybe even tomorrow if marte needs an IL trip. you know when i wouldnt mind vogey at dh? when this is the lineup vs a rhp:
nimmo
lindor
mcneil rf
pete
vientos 3b
baty lf
alvarez
vogey dh
mauricio 2b
hopefully marte/canha get it together but theres a chance they dont.
and next year we may need dh for our ace.
Don't forget about Nidon't. He belongs on that list of players fighting it out for the last few roster spots. Mets are gonna need to make some trades, of for no other reason other than addition by subtraction. I think they could get something in return for Vogelbach. Nothing like they gave up of course, but something still. Nidon't and Mehscobar are a different kettle of fish, but maybe something for Escobar if they eat some of his salary.
not trying to make too much of 1 game/1 homer but the way alvarez threw the ball that entire game and the reality of where his body of work is, plus the homers that will presumably start coming with more frequency, i just dont see him going back down again unless he totally falls on his face.
not trying to make too much of 1 game/1 homer but the way alvarez threw the ball that entire game and the reality of where his body of work is, plus the homers that will presumably start coming with more frequency, i just dont see him going back down again unless he totally falls on his face.
Yup, re: Alvy. Nidon't can take a hike for all anyone cares. DFA his @$$. Good riddance.
Francisco Álvarez on what it means to play alongside Mark Vientos and Brett Baty in the majors
this doesnt feel like a win as much as the beginning of a new era.
"We grew up through the system with each other. We're basically brothers." Mark Vientos on playing with Brett Baty and Francisco Álvarez - ( New Window )
Great point! I really feel this as well.
Really hope these guys do indeed feed off each other. Now put them in spots in the lineup where they can do more damage!
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
I like it, but I'd like it even more if we call up Mauricio. Play him at 2B, move Mcneil to LF and let Canha be first guy off the bench.
He still passes the eye test to me.
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1.) Nimmo CF
2.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) Vientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF
I like it, but I'd like it even more if we call up Mauricio. Play him at 2B, move Mcneil to LF and let Canha be first guy off the bench.
There's a bit too much of a roster crunch going on at the moment. We very well might see that later on this season, but I think it'll have to wait at least month or so until after the catcher situation sorts itself out. By then, both Nido and Narvaez will have returned and a decision would have been made about who's going where. Sanchez and Perez will hold the fort for another week or so until Nidon't returns---expect Sanchez to be up tomorrow for Perez.
The Mets won't carry three catchers. Either Alvy goes down (doubtful at this point) OR Nidon't gets traded or DFAd once Narvaez comes back in early to mid June. Then it's a matter of what to do with Vogey and Escobar. Keep in mind that Luis G in a holding pattern at Triple A Syracuse now. Canha or Pham might be trade candidates as well. It's not a simple fix anymore.
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1.) Nimmo CF
2ientos DH
6.) McNeil 2B
7.) Alvarez C
8.) Canha LF
9.) Marte RF.) Lindor SS
3.) Baty 3B
4.) Alonso 1B
5.) V
I like it, but I'd like it even more if we call up Mauricio. Play him at 2B, move Mcneil to LF and let Canha be first guy off the bench.
I think McNeil is too good a hitter to be hitting that low. I think McNeil is the ideal 2-hole hitter (with righty starting pitcher).
Here's what I'd like to see:
VS. LHP
1. Nimmo CF
2. Marte RF
3. Lindor SS - *Struggling this year, but does have .891 OPS vs LHP in 2023
4. Alonso 1B/DH
5. McNeil 2B
6. Vientos DH/1B/3B
7. Canha/Pham LF
8. Alvarez C
9. Baty/Escobar 3B/DH
Vs Righties:
1. Nimmo CF
2. McNeil 2B
3. Vientos 3B/DH (I'm trusting what my eyes tell me)
4. Alonso 1B
5. Baty 3B/LF
6. Lindor SS
7. Vogelbach DH / Canha LF when Baty at 3B and Vientos at DH
8. Alvarez C
9. Marte RF
May seem strange with Vientos hitting 6th vs lefties and 3rd vs righties...but I love Vientos hitting behind McNeil, and I love his RBI potential vs any pitching. Lindor is too good to continue to struggle against right-handed pitching. After Baty hitting 5, I like how the lineup sets up against RHP with Lindor-Vogey-Alvarez... can see Alvarez getting a lot of opportunities to drive in runs, and then Marte having an opportunity to be that turn lead-off guy at the 9-hole.
There's no way we're going to see the young guys high up in the order any time soon, but if I'm making a prediction, it's that Vientos is going to eventually be one of the most feared 3-hole hitters in baseball.
Who needs players who can actually play?
No way! I'm really getting sick of this guy.
at their word that Alvarez is dinged (and I'm sure he's tired) but Vientos? WTF Buck?
Dirty Sanchez 1-2, and HBP twice.
Tidwell continues to struggle with his command... an understatement
Jett the Met on base twice yesterday, also collected his 9th SB
another rough outing for Atencio. He’s been a sleeper for many of us since before last season. Era now stands at 11.09. I could see him sent to the complete league next month if he doesn’t turn it around
Parada went 1-for-4 with a 2B and HBP
Fucking genius.
How long is it going to take Buck to understand Vientos is not a platoon hitter?
Buck Showalter on why Mark Vientos is not in the lineup today for the Mets: