How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: A.J. Minter

[Edgy MD]

Looking to get on board the HWHTi25? train is a guy who is perhaps third on the Mets bullpen depth chart, possibly fourth, but definitely the big addition from last season. A little big addition, anyhow.

He has appeared in two games so far — one good, one gad. That puts him only 47 games behind A.J. Ramos in the great ranking of the Apple Jacks Mets.

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[MFS62]

When in doubt you go to the back of the baseball card. But his past years have been all over the place.

He's had an ERA over 7 and a non-COVID one around 2.

So, my prediction is based on what I think his role will be:

3-4 3.30 10 holds, 3 saves and more K than IP.

My other prediction is, after a disastrous outing at least one NY headline writer is going to think they're clever by calling him BS Minter, for Blown Save.

Later

[Cowtipper]

42 G, 2.98 ERA.