Pintaro, Weisenburger, Lavender, Yan, Hagenman, Ross

[Cowtipper]

Look at those names. The Mets really do have promising crop of, if not homegrown,  Mets-debuted pitchers at their disposal for the coming year(s). Granted, some of their sample sizes are small (Ross' one game), but between them they have all been promising to one degree or another. Yan has a killer strikeout rate, Pintaro has a good WHIP, Lavender's been excellent all around, Ross has the prospect pedigree, Weisenburger has solid momentum going right now and Hagenman has good long relief experience. 

In the past, Mets Quadruple-A guys have underwhelmed me. They'd start off well, then the wheels would just fall off. 2023 gave us Grant Hartwig, Stephen Nogosek, Yacabonis, Walker and Coonrod for example. But these past few years, they've actually done pretty well with their not-so-established pitchers. We got Dedniel Nunez and Sean Reid-Foley's breakout in 2024, not to mention Alex Young. 2025 gave us a whole slew -- Kranick, Waddell, Hagenman, Devenski, Castillo, Garcia, Herget, Warren, D. Young. 

But the selection of Mets-debuted pitchers of that sort has been relatively limited. This year's been different. Hopefully this trend keeps and the Mets start utilizing their minor league crop more frequently. Just from a sentimental perspective I prefer "Mets originals" over "trash heap finds."

And there's still time left in the season to see even more of our guys debut. Dan Hammer was called up but never got into a game. Brian Metoyer has been bouncing around the system for years and years. Jack Wenninger still awaits. And there's this guy named Garrett Stratton who really might be worth keeping an eye on. 

[Edgy MD]

If there is a trash heap, then we are all trash-heap finds.

The wheels fall off of all of us in due time.

I disagree with there being any pattern of success rate of relievers who previously played in another organization that distinguishes them from relievers originally signed by the Mets.

If anything, they deploy the former first, because they are more willing to dispose of them while they endeavor to protect the latter during their option years.  Most teams do this.

But please mark me down as a guy who didn't think the team would get worse after dealing off their best veteran bullpen pieces at the deadline.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

As a matter of taste, I prefer Mets-bred guys to non-Mets bred guys but the bullpen is going to churn no matter what. The rules and the way the game is played at this time virtually assures it.

Brand-name relievers are good things to have in case you're not contending like the Mets this year but other than that who cares. An out is an out. Most pro pitchers can get them.

[Centerfield]

Last nights results notwithstanding, Dedniel Nunez is a promising home grown guy.