Excited for Sproat! I watched some of Adam Ottovino’s live stream last night talking about Tong. He really liked his game overall. He only gave up 3 hits - unfortunately they were all HRs. Needs to work on his command
Best thing for Mets yesterday was that St Louis, after being shut out for 8 innings, came back and beat Giants in the 9th. If the Giants had won, that 95% number would be a lot lower. I think they’ve won 13 out of last 15. Obviously, if they were to continue that pace, they’d pass the Mets. In order to prevent that we need to catch San Diego as playoff insurance.
Why isn’t this game at night??? Arrggh! It’s gonna be a three screen day! Lol. Tong was hit up in the zone but he still went 6 and kept the Mets in the game. It was a gutsy performance if only the bats helped out. Stanek and Helsley are unpitchable. I can’t even watch them anymore. Knowing when that door opens and the game is over is a disgusting feeling. How they look themselves in the mirror each day must be horrifying. Stanek has to go. I’m sorry. He’s just not a big league pitcher anymore. Helsley I hope can figure something out and I am holding out hope for him still but Stanek? Nope. I’m done with him. Waddel had a great game yesterday. Why he isn’t in that pen makes no sense. There was a good article in the Post about the shuffling of these guys up and down and how it’s a shitty thing to do. I agree. The message you say to these guys is you’re a garbage arm and we will just churn you and that’s your role. I hope that changes. The game has changed and I’d expect the next CBA allows more pen arms. Probably at the expense of a bench player or two. Let’s see Spoat and what he can do. LGM
Today should be intriguing. I actually have Jack Wenninger higher on my board than Sproat, but hey, by all means, prove me wrong, kid. The pitch mix is there. Get it done and shut me up and I'll be happier than anyone.
I liked what I saw from Tong yesterday, though. He got schooled a bit, but he handled it like a true competitor by insisting on going out there for the sixth. Great sign. He's not as polished as McLean yet, but he'll get there quickly, I'm sure.
Sproat’s three most-used pitches in his debut? His sinker, his sweeper, and his curveball.
The curve was thrown at a 22% clip, compared to his 6% rate in MiLB; it also induced the majority of Sproat’s strikeouts this afternoon. His sinker was deployed at a 27% rate and was a solid foul ball/set up weapon (seven fouls, six called strikes) despite some location struggles. The sweeper was deployed almost as frequently as the curveball and yielded Sproat’s best whiff/chase results of the day, as expected. Very curious to see if any trends develop here or if the pitch mix just keeps on mixing.
Excited for Sproat! I watched some of Adam Ottovino’s live stream last night talking about Tong. He really liked his game overall. He only gave up 3 hits - unfortunately they were all HRs. Needs to work on his command
Best thing for Mets yesterday was that St Louis, after being shut out for 8 innings, came back and beat Giants in the 9th. If the Giants had won, that 95% number would be a lot lower. I think they’ve won 13 out of last 15. Obviously, if they were to continue that pace, they’d pass the Mets. In order to prevent that we need to catch San Diego as playoff insurance.
Why isn’t this game at night??? Arrggh! It’s gonna be a three screen day! Lol. Tong was hit up in the zone but he still went 6 and kept the Mets in the game. It was a gutsy performance if only the bats helped out. Stanek and Helsley are unpitchable. I can’t even watch them anymore. Knowing when that door opens and the game is over is a disgusting feeling. How they look themselves in the mirror each day must be horrifying. Stanek has to go. I’m sorry. He’s just not a big league pitcher anymore. Helsley I hope can figure something out and I am holding out hope for him still but Stanek? Nope. I’m done with him. Waddel had a great game yesterday. Why he isn’t in that pen makes no sense. There was a good article in the Post about the shuffling of these guys up and down and how it’s a shitty thing to do. I agree. The message you say to these guys is you’re a garbage arm and we will just churn you and that’s your role. I hope that changes. The game has changed and I’d expect the next CBA allows more pen arms. Probably at the expense of a bench player or two. Let’s see Spoat and what he can do. LGM
Today should be intriguing. I actually have Jack Wenninger higher on my board than Sproat, but hey, by all means, prove me wrong, kid. The pitch mix is there. Get it done and shut me up and I'll be happier than anyone.
I liked what I saw from Tong yesterday, though. He got schooled a bit, but he handled it like a true competitor by insisting on going out there for the sixth. Great sign. He's not as polished as McLean yet, but he'll get there quickly, I'm sure.
Sproat’s three most-used pitches in his debut? His sinker, his sweeper, and his curveball.
The curve was thrown at a 22% clip, compared to his 6% rate in MiLB; it also induced the majority of Sproat’s strikeouts this afternoon. His sinker was deployed at a 27% rate and was a solid foul ball/set up weapon (seven fouls, six called strikes) despite some location struggles. The sweeper was deployed almost as frequently as the curveball and yielded Sproat’s best whiff/chase results of the day, as expected. Very curious to see if any trends develop here or if the pitch mix just keeps on mixing.
Now, if only the HITTERS would HIT!!!!!!!