Wilmer Watch

[Edgy MD]

Nelson the Fig on Wilmer Flores:

Are you alarmed by Wilmer Flores' three early errors? "Can Ian Desmond play shortstop in the major leagues? He made three errors in that [Nationals] series and it cost them big in those games. I think Wilmer had so much pressure on him to win this job. And with the organization not going out --- or feeling like they didn't have to go out and get someone -- they showed him that confidence. I think he's pressing. And when you press, things tend to move a little faster than they actually are. All his errors are throwing errors. It's the footwork that he needs to pay attention to, to make his life a little easier -- stop trying to wait as long as he can and throw the ball as hard as he can each time. You've got to take some of those easy, routine plays and make them routine and he'll get back into a good groove. Early on he looked great. He made a ton of plays in the first game and in the second game."

[metirish]

I worry that Flores will get engulfed in the whole thing if the errors start to snowball , like , does he have the mental makeup to overcome someting like that?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Speaking of mislocated items...

[ashie62]

Too early to be overly concerned about Wilmer.

He is the choice the Mets made for SS and I wish him well.

[Benjamin Grimm]

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: I worry that Flores will get engulfed in the whole thing if the errors start to snowball , like , does he have the mental makeup to overcome someting like that?

He sounds like he has what it takes to block out distractions. Or at least he says the right things and gives me that impression. We'll know better by the end of the month I suppose.

[Edgy MD]

That Wilma Flintstone thing is so NSFW.