If the Mets head into next season with Bobby Parnell in their plans for the starting rotation, I'm becoming either a Phillies or Yankees fan. I can't take it anymore...I just can't. Parnell is garbage!
Mike Pelfrey
17 September 2009
15 September 2009
When the 2009 MLB season comes to a close, the Chicago Cubs have announced that they will shop starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano in hopes of swinging a trade and dumping much of his monstrous contract. The question is, should the Mets be interested in the massive right-hander?
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11 September 2009
2 Starter: Subject to trade or free agency
Biased fans have been pushing Mike Pelfrey in this position for over a year now, but let's face the facts: "Big Pelf" has a 4.83 ERA this season (worthy of only a fourth or fifth starter spot), and only 93 strikeouts and 158 innings. A rate that low means that much of Pelfrey's success is reliant upon BABIP, a statistic that Baseball Prospectus attributes to luck. So in order for Pelfrey to be truly good, he has to be extremely lucky. That's not what I want from my No. 2 starter.
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3 June 2009
(Note: I posted this a couple of days ago on my other blog at FanNation.)
When it comes to the Mets' starting rotation, I think all of their replacement-level options are better than Tim Redding. Redding's stuff is disgraceful, and his general approach to the craft of pitching is laughable. He's been embarrassed in his last two starts -- recently against the Marlins, and the Red Sox before that -- and there is little-to-no indication of potential improvement. I don't think there is any doubt at this point...
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19 May 2009
(Note: I've also published this post on FanNation, under the username JFro.)
About a month ago, I published a similar post complaining about Jerry Manuel's mind-numbingly awful managing. It actually generated some interest, as it appeared on a Mets blog and in various discussion threads.
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I've never trusted John Maine or Mike Pelfrey, but as it turns out, there just aren't a lot of quality starters out there in this day and age. That makes both Maine and Pelfrey very serviceable, and the duo is beginning to pitch with a little more confidence. That can be attributed to changing speeds more than they have in the past, something they have to continue to do if they're planning on remaining successful middle-of-the-rotation starters over time. Pelfrey's been projected as a frontliner in the past, but I don't think he has the mind for it.
Continue reading "The New York Mets: A Quarter Season in Review"
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24 January 2009
s another September choke job, then do it.
Starting Rotation: Only Johan Santana, John Maine, and Mike Pelfrey have a spot locked down. The last two rotation spots look like a Spring Training battle between Tim Redding, John Niese, Bobby Parnell, and Freddy Garcia. Just having Freddy Garcia, who hasn't pitched a full season since 2006, battle for a rotation spot speaks volumes of the lack of depth in the rotation.
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10 January 2009
ey need to be filled with quality players, not stopgaps.
In the starting rotation, Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, and now apparently Tim Redding are locked into spots. If Spring Training were currently underway, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, and Brandon Knight would be competing for that fifth and final opening. In my eyes, Maine, Redding, and mystery man No. 5 fail to represent the makings of a potential World Series caliber back of the rotation. There's undoubtedly room for improvement.
Continue reading "The New York Mets: Plenty of Question Marks Remain"
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