i thought it was obvious especially the part with 20 ?'s
thats fair, but this was also Manuel's first ST as a mets manager, and that includes a partial roster for many games b/c of the WBC. So accounting for Manuel as our manager, and this being his first Spring running the show, he deserves a bigger sample size to evaluate any changes and adjustments he makes to help this offense, or lack thereof.
that may be, and maybe b/c his game is so inept that situational hitting is his best way to be successful, and I won't complain about that...but regardless, when there are 2 outs, i have 0 confidence in him to deliver an RBI, im sorry, that just the way i feel.
agreed, rational fans...but unfortunately I'm not sure the majority of posters here are rational. And that is obvious every day after a loss.
but thats what we want, and neither me or you can guarantee that. obviously that goes for any team, but Pelfrey staying effective in his 2nd full season is a worry to me, Maine coming off surgery for a FULL season worries me, and Ollie, well I know what to expect out of him and I can live with that. Its Pelfrey and Maine that we need to be healthy and effective. But no matter how strong our BP is, we need our SP to go at least 6 innings on average. Last year our weak bullpen was exposed early in the 2nd half because of the lack of deep innings pitched by our SP. I'm not worried about our bullpen's potential, but I want them fresh late in the season.
I gotta say though, our lineup 1-6 does not worry me at all...they will do things just fine over the course of the season. Its the bottom third that worries me. No facts to back this up, but it seems like our #7 and 8 hitters are getting multiple opportunities with RISP and these guys aren't good enough to be successful in those situations. I don't care how well Castillo is batting right now, does anyone here have any confidence in him with RISP? unless its going to be a RBI ground out?
thats fair, but its too early to say they are doing the same as last season. So far yes, but we need more games to claim its happening all over again. More importantly, this is Manuel's first April as manager of the Mets, he deserves more time IMO to straighten things out, or not.
106 ABs out of what, at least 5000ABs (just a rough guess for a teams ABs in a season)...that is a small sample size...2 weeks out of 6 months (24 weeks)...that is a small sample size.
exactly, overuse is a direct result of poor SP. Doesnt matter how good our bullpen is, they cant be forced to pitch 3-4 Innings EVERY game. SP needs to pitch at least 6 Innings on average...with as few 5 inning games as possible.
agreed, its their defense and depth that will give them a challenge. They have great young starters, but what if they get injured, then they have to go younger and more inexperienced at SP. And we'll see how the bullpen holds up.
If their SP stays healthy, though, then they'll be in many games. even with the defense.
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