Let the Wild, Baseless Speculation Begin

[Gwreck]

Wow, 8th best? That's not exactly, umm, something to be real proud of.

[kcmets]

Overall, haven't the Mets had the best overall pitching in at least the NL

if not MLB since the all-star break?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I wouldn't have complained had they found a way to get something for Frazier; get a CFer who could hit; and add a MLB bullpen arm to replace the Bashlor-Rhame show, but wouldn't it be amazin were the Mets to learn that constantly chasing the hot closer of the moment is a fool errand in and of itself, and that, getting a new guy to protect leads will never take away the leads they already lost.



Offense is the best bullpen!

[nymr83]

=Gwreck post_id=17236 time=1564607471 user_id=56]
Wow, 8th best? That's not exactly, umm, something to be real proud of.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, Met pitchers have Vultured themselves to the top of the heap in the second half. The key seems to be a very un-2019-ish capacity for keeping the ball in the park. I can only guess how sustainable that may be.



MLB PITCHING, SECOND HALF

[th]Rk[/th]	[th]Team[/th]	[th]W[/th]	[th]L[/th]	[th]W-L%[/th]	[th]ERA[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]GS[/th]	[th]GF[/th]	[th]CG[/th]	[th]SHO[/th]	[th]SV[/th]	[th]IP[/th]	[th]H[/th]	[th]R[/th]	[th]ER[/th]	[th]HR[/th]	[th]BB[/th]	[th]IBB[/th]	[th]SO[/th]	[th]HBP[/th]	[th]BK[/th]	[th]BF[/th]	[th]WHIP[/th]	[th]SO9[/th]	[th]SO/W[/th]
	1		=#FF8000]SHaMs		11		5		.688		2.75		73		16		15		1		1		5		154.0		127		50		47		14		51		5		155		8		0		629		1.156		9.1		3.04
	2		CLE		12		6		.667		2.92		72		18		17		1		1		6		166.2		139		59		54		21		47		1		175		8		1		674		1.116		9.5		3.72
	3		HOU		12		6		.667		3.06		74		18		18		0		0		5		161.2		127		67		55		20		50		0		199		3		1		666		1.095		11.1		3.98
	4		SFG		13		5		.722		3.58		86		18		18		0		0		5		178.2		159		73		71		25		47		4		190		9		0		728		1.153		9.6		4.04
	5		CHC		9		7		.563		3.65		79		16		16		0		0		5		145.1		131		61		59		20		40		2		133		15		0		610		1.177		8.2		3.33
	6		LAD		10		7		.588		3.75		73		17		17		0		0		4		151.1		136		78		63		19		53		5		169		8		1		651		1.249		10.1		3.19
	7		STL		13		5		.722		4.00		75		18		17		1		1		10		162.0		155		72		72		17		63		4		156		13		1		693		1.346		8.7		2.48
	8		WSN		10		8		.556		4.21		78		18		18		0		0		4		158.1		154		77		74		21		60		4		166		5		1		681		1.352		9.4		2.77
	9		OAK		11		6		.647		4.30		74		17		17		0		0		4		152.2		149		74		73		22		54		2		118		6		0		650		1.330		7.0		2.19
	10		MIN		9		8		.529		4.32		68		17		17		0		0		4		152.0		164		87		73		23		45		0		148		7		0		659		1.375		8.8		3.29
	11		SDP		5		12		.294		4.37		70		17		17		0		0		1		150.1		148		77		73		18		61		3		160		3		0		658		1.390		9.6		2.62
	12		LAA		11		7		.611		4.39		82		18		18		0		0		4		168.0		167		90		82		19		67		0		163		7		0		723		1.393		8.7		2.43
	13		TOR		8		10		.444		4.42		81		18		18		0		0		2		161.0		179		82		79		16		62		2		154		7		0		714		1.497		8.6		2.48
	14		ARI		8		9		.471		4.42		71		17		17		0		0		5		148.2		135		79		73		27		45		3		159		2		0		618		1.211		9.6		3.53
	15		KCR		10		8		.556		4.47		75		18		17		1		1		9		165.0		180		93		82		21		53		5		151		9		0		723		1.412		8.2		2.85
	16		MIA		8		9		.471		4.53		68		17		17		0		0		1		149.0		124		78		75		24		64		2		160		9		0		630		1.262		9.7		2.50
	17		PHI		9		7		.563		4.59		75		16		16		0		0		3		151.0		143		87		77		25		65		6		156		12		0		660		1.377		9.3		2.40
	18		TBR		9		9		.500		4.78		86		18		18		0		0		7		162.0		158		88		86		28		50		2		176		1		3		687		1.284		9.8		3.52
	19		MIL		9		8		.529		4.90		75		17		17		0		0		4		154.1		142		92		84		26		61		3		165		5		0		659		1.315		9.6		2.70
	20		ATL		9		8		.529		5.10		73		17		17		0		0		4		150.0		157		90		85		26		72		5		150		5		0		668		1.527		9.0		2.08
	21		BOS		10		8		.556		5.11		84		18		18		0		0		3		162.0		168		102		92		27		67		3		183		10		0		721		1.451		10.2		2.73
	22		CHW		4		14		.222		5.13		73		18		17		1		0		1		158.0		165		98		90		28		53		0		137		7		0		683		1.380		7.8		2.58
	23		PIT		3		15		.167		5.25		75		18		18		0		0		1		156.0		153		107		91		34		63		4		148		10		0		688		1.385		8.5		2.35
	24		SEA		8		8		.500		5.27		63		16		15		1		1		3		140.0		144		87		82		31		34		0		123		4		0		592		1.271		7.9		3.62
	25		CIN		8		10		.444		5.40		78		18		18		0		0		6		158.1		169		106		95		30		60		1		166		5		1		687		1.446		9.4		2.77
	26		BAL		9		9		.500		5.55		77		18		18		0		0		5		165.1		167		111		102		37		61		2		145		10		2		727		1.379		7.9		2.38
	27		NYY		10		8		.556		5.60		72		18		18		0		0		4		159.0		180		105		99		37		52		1		169		4		0		704		1.459		9.6		3.25
	28		DET		3		15		.167		5.85		82		18		18		0		0		0		160.0		177		110		104		25		55		3		160		6		0		703		1.450		9.0		2.91
	29		TEX		5		12		.294		6.07		70		17		17		0		0		1		148.1		162		108		100		33		59		2		157		10		0		668		1.490		9.5		2.66
	30		COL		6		13		.316		6.87		78		19		19		0		0		3		165.0		200		132		126		32		64		1		138		7		1		748		1.600		7.5		2.16
			TOT		262		262		.500		4.62		2260		524		518		6		5		119		4714.0		4659		2620		2418		746		1678		75		4729		215		12		20302		1.344		9.0		2.82

[whippoorwill]

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: [bLOCKQUOTE]There are industry rumblings that club officials view Syndergaard's makeup as an issue [/bLOCKQUOTE] Over uses mascara? Long hair is too high maintenance? I read about his shampoo which he says is expensive. I've seen far worse; He should use the same stuff I use: $1.99/vat

A vat? That's a good buy!

[bmfc1]

Brodie had two players in mind from STL for Wheeler and the Cardinals wouldn't do it. From The Athletic:

[bLOCKQUOTE]But the New York Mets wanted a major league return and the Cardinals didn't think dealing [Harrison] Bader or [Tyler] O'Neill, both under team control for at least another five seasons, was worth about a dozen Wheeler starts plus, if they make it, what he'd give them in the playoffs. Wheeler, like Bumgarner, is a free agent in November if their current teams don't extend their contracts before then.

Bader, meanwhile, struggled so badly when he was handed the Cardinals' starting center field job, he was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Amazingly, Bader still rates above replacement level, per FanGraphs, despite a .195 batting average and .339 slugging percentage, primarily because he has played elite defense and is a premium baserunner. O'Neill, too, has his warts, primarily a 37.1-percent strikeout rate in 275 big league plate appearances. He also has 14 home runs and 10 doubles in those plate appearances, good for a .469 slugging percentage. He plays good defense and is among the Cardinals' fastest two or three players despite being built like his father, a Mr. Olympia contestant.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

[Frayed Knot]

Bader is one of those 'fun to watch' guys (think young Eric Byrnes) but that helps to cover up that he's not so good sometimes.

[Edgy MD]

I think of an athletic, fun-to-watch outfielder, who is nonetheless not so good, I think of Tsuyoshi Shinjo.