Here we go again with another series thread. The Mets are back home for the first game of what will be a 6-game homestand before the four-day All-Star Break (July 15th to the 18th). The Mets finished their road trip to D.C. & the ‘Burgh with a record of 4-4 & are going to try and make hey these next 6 home games against the Nats and Rockies. The Mets are 5-2 against the Nationals so far this season, with 6 more games to go against them overall (including this 3-game series). All 6 of the remaining games against the Nats will be at Citi Field (the first 7 were played in D.C.). The last series with the Nats will take place during the stretch-run in mid-September. A series win here is much needed. Enjoy 😊!
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Mets vs. Nationals: Game 1 –⚾Quintana (L) vs. Irvin (R)⚾– 7:10 pm EDT
Starting Lineups for both clubs tonight.
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Probable Starting Pitcher Matchups for tonight & tomorrow in Flushing against the Nats.
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Notes:
-Tonight’s game will be televised on SNY as will tomorrow’s game.
-The weather for tonight's game at Citi Field is expected to be decent most of the time, but there will be a chance of a thunderstorm & showers briefly during the mid-inning portion of the game. Click
HERE to keep updated and see the Hourly AccuWeather Reports from there.
-The Mets finished their season series with the Pirates with a winning record (5-2). Drew Smith is scheduled to have season-ending elbow surgery on Friday, but he’s not sure what kind of surgery it’s going to be. Click
HERE to see the tweet from Tim Healey. Smith isn’t sure if he'll need Tommy John surgery or the slightly less significant internal brace procedure. Click
HERE to read an article about this issue.
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HERE to see the list of Mets transactions for July.
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HERE to see the Mets' 26-man active roster.
-The Mets' 4-man bench for tonight’s game will consist of
Torrens (R), Taylor (R), Iglesias (R), & Gamel (L). 
50 career high leverage innings with a 3.29 fip. 90 medium leverage. the velocity probably caps the ceiling but he is an experienced late game reliever and not ancient like diekman/otto. also more consistent with walks.
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was one of the RP I most wanted in the offseason
50 career high leverage innings with a 3.29 fip. 90 medium leverage. the velocity probably caps the ceiling but he is an experienced late game reliever and not ancient like diekman/otto. also more consistent with walks.
21.2 career innings in the playoffs 0.83 era
Priority bullpen wise would be Tanner Scott. Lefty. 1.42 ERA this year, 2.31 ERA last year. FA after this year. Would be instant set-up man. Would a Parada/Vasil package be enough?
Other guys I'd look at would with the Angels would be Carlos Estevez (pending FA), and old friend Hunter Strickland who is having a resurgence this year and could likely be had for a Maton type return (though has 42 appearances already)
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In comment 16551954 DanMetroMan said:
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was one of the RP I most wanted in the offseason
50 career high leverage innings with a 3.29 fip. 90 medium leverage. the velocity probably caps the ceiling but he is an experienced late game reliever and not ancient like diekman/otto. also more consistent with walks.
21.2 career innings in the playoffs 0.83 era
Wow!
6th appearance in 11 days of july. 2 of them back to backs. was off yesterday though.
Ladies and gentleman, your active career post-season era leader amongst RP's (20 innings or more) Phil Maton (0.83). Nearly 1/2 a runner better than #2 (Tyler Matzek) #Mets
21.2 career innings in the playoffs 0.83 era
wow didnt realize that. that is a ton of postseason innings for a 31 year old RP. in his full career armando benitez only hit 30.1 innings.
Priority bullpen wise would be Tanner Scott. Lefty. 1.42 ERA this year, 2.31 ERA last year. FA after this year. Would be instant set-up man. Would a Parada/Vasil package be enough?
i think you are in the ballpark. id try to get 2 of the Marlins relievers. Scott plus 1 of puk or bender.
Makes no sense
I am surprised they just didn't keep Núñez in. Meanwhile in Milwaukee...
Makes no sense
He needs TO GO. The problem is that there's no one to replace him now.
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TBD...
I am surprised they just didn't keep Núñez in. Meanwhile in Milwaukee...
That's what should have happened. They're getting too cute.
this numbers include 2023 puk has been good and walks fewer guys. he doesnt have scotts velo but he's a power lefty who throws 6 different pitches. bender is in his first year back from TJS and after a bad march has been really good. both 29 years old with multiple years of control.
all 3 generate a lot of groundballs too. ill take any 2 of them.
Makes no sense
he's 38 and never had great control. the new SB rules havent helped him either.
Toronto almost certainly was seeing if a team would put in a claim on the veteran center fielder and remove about $4.5 million left on the $10.5 million, one-year contract signed last offseason.
It is highly doubtful any team would assume that kind of financial responsibility for a player struggling as much as Kiermaier.
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TBD...
I am surprised they just didn't keep Núñez in. Meanwhile in Milwaukee...
That's what should have happened. They're getting too cute.
it was a 7 run lead. 1 more inning for nunez today is an inning he wont pitch in any closer game before the break.
if you can grab 2 more RP plus Senga back you can go from a wild card contender to a real threat real quick.
Strider rookie season 131.2 innings 2.67 era/1.83 FIP 13.81 k/9, 4.9 fWAR
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Not many comparable though
i would guess for relievers they would just take whatever the best prospect is they can get. id imagine they are team that would prefer prospects closer to big leagues vs farther out, but i could be wrong about that. if so rolling the dice on someone like parada could be interesting for them.
relievers are so tough to value though, i never would have thought mets could get maton for free.
All-star snub might've worked out in the Mets favor. Give Lindor and Nimmo some extra motivation and some extra time off.
Wouldn't mind a mild RF upgrade also to further lengthen the lineup. Not sure if a Pham reunion would be doable given his comments from last year, but he'd be a nice add and probably super cheap. Any RPs that ChiSox could package?
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trying to think of anyone else, but can't. (not counting Japanese guys who have played in the Japanese majors)
Strider rookie season 131.2 innings 2.67 era/1.83 FIP 13.81 k/9, 4.9 fWAR
Skenes is looking even better than him. ERA down to 1.90
Holderman, though I wish the Mets still had him
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trying to think of anyone else, but can't. (not counting Japanese guys who have played in the Japanese majors)
Strider rookie season 131.2 innings 2.67 era/1.83 FIP 13.81 k/9, 4.9 fWAR
Skenes is looking even better than him. ERA down to 1.90
Yet the manager takes him out even though he has a no-hitter through 7 innings.
@mike_petriello
Paul Skenes averaged 94.2 on his 34 splitters today (splinker, but whatever)
From 2008-14, there were 10 total splitters thrown that were 94+ MPH.
All-star snub might've worked out in the Mets favor. Give Lindor and Nimmo some extra motivation and some extra time off.
Wouldn't mind a mild RF upgrade also to further lengthen the lineup. Not sure if a Pham reunion would be doable given his comments from last year, but he'd be a nice add and probably super cheap. Any RPs that ChiSox could package?
Agreed on ALL counts. Gotta win this upcoming series against the Rockettes. They're terrible on the road. Time to beat up on some scrubs. Pham would be a nice get. I don't care what anyone in that clubhouse has to say. The man can play and was a producer last season. He'd fit in nicely again here. Stewart and Gamel don't belong on the ML roster anymore. Pham's not a lefty, but he'd be a fine addition.
All-star snub might've worked out in the Mets favor. Give Lindor and Nimmo some extra motivation and some extra time off.
Wouldn't mind a mild RF upgrade also to further lengthen the lineup. Not sure if a Pham reunion would be doable given his comments from last year, but he'd be a nice add and probably super cheap. Any RPs that ChiSox could package?
Slim pickings Brebbia may be the best option. Kopech is too wild and probably has too much pedigree to make it worth it
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trying to think of anyone else, but can't. (not counting Japanese guys who have played in the Japanese majors)
Strider rookie season 131.2 innings 2.67 era/1.83 FIP 13.81 k/9, 4.9 fWAR
Skenes is looking even better than him. ERA down to 1.90
Yet the manager takes him out even though he has a no-hitter through 7 innings.
99 pitches for a rookie. I would have done the same. If he was through 8? I would bring him out for the 9th, but he had 2 more innings to pitch. Not happening.
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Fair point, but if he's healthy, bring him over. He won't cost much. He'll be motivated too if he comes back here.
@TimBritton
The Mets got some actual good news in their bullpen: Reed Garrett's MRI showed inflammation but no ligament damage. He'll be shut down for about a week but could play catch as soon as next week in Miami. Carlos Mendoza estimated a two- to four-week absence.
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always liked Pham but he's been pretty bad for a while now. Last 26 games .208/.315/.260. That little power would suggest potentially playing through injury.
Fair point, but if he's healthy, bring him over. He won't cost much. He'll be motivated too if he comes back here.
The guy who criticized the Mets locker room?
No thanks.
I don't see what he does that is additive to this team on the field either...no better than a healthy Marte
DJ Stewart: “Wait…that’s not good?”
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trying to think of anyone else, but can't. (not counting Japanese guys who have played in the Japanese majors)
Strider rookie season 131.2 innings 2.67 era/1.83 FIP 13.81 k/9, 4.9 fWAR
Kerry Wood was the first name that popped into my head, but you are right Striders numbers are better. I think I am always overly influenced by the 20K game. Wood's stuff was just insane that day. 99MPH fastball one after another and a truly Bugs Bunny curveball.
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always liked Pham but he's been pretty bad for a while now. Last 26 games .208/.315/.260. That little power would suggest potentially playing through injury.
Fair point, but if he's healthy, bring him over. He won't cost much. He'll be motivated too if he comes back here.
The guy who criticized the Mets locker room?
No thanks.
I don't see what he does that is additive to this team on the field either...no better than a healthy Marte
They deserved to be criticized. Play ball.
@TimBritton
The Mets got some actual good news in their bullpen: Reed Garrett's MRI showed inflammation but no ligament damage. He'll be shut down for about a week but could play catch as soon as next week in Miami. Carlos Mendoza estimated a two- to four-week absence.
That's very good news.
Top prospect with TB (was in the top 15 at one point), but didn't pitch for 3 years due to injury ('18-'20).
2023 had a 4.05 ERA with SD in 36 games and a poor 4 game stretch with the White Sox. 2.70 ERA in 2 MLB games this year.