Swipe Right

[Centerfield]

Where do you go for a short-term hookup while BAE is away? Vegas! Which one of these makes you swipe right?

Adam Wilk. We saw him in spring training. Nothing special here. 5 games started. 5.60 ERA

Ricky Knapp. Um. Don't know much about Ricky. But I found this from 2013:

The Mets used their eighth-round selection on Florida Gulf Coast righty Ricky Knapp. While Knapp doesn’t offer an incredibly high ceiling or premier stuff, his knowledge of the craft creates a sort of gestalt effect whereby he succeeds beyond expectations.

Exciting! Full article here: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2013/6/10/4416556/2013-mets-draft-results-ricky-knapp

Tyler Pill. 3 game started, 19 innings pitched. 0.00 ERA!!! 2 games started, 10.2 innings pitched in AA. 0.00 ERA!!!

Who is this ace in the hole? In 2014 he was a pitcher on the rise. http://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/columnists/2014/08/15/tyler-pill-pitcher-mets-prospect/14125533/

Pill does not overpower hitters. His fastball sits around 90 miles per hour, but he has shown good enough "stuff" to get batters to swing and miss regularly. He has struck out six batters or more in a game, nine times this season for the B-Mets (19 games)....After a rocky start this season that included five consecutive losses, Pill has found a rhythm on the mound using an arsenal of pitches that includes a fastball, curveball, slider and changeup. Pill added a slider to his repertoire while pitching for St. Lucie in 2012.

Wilfredo Boscan. 5 games started. 2.66 ERA.

Report from 2016:

Like all finesse pitchers Boscan will need to prove his approach will work in the majors, but he's got nothing left to prove in Triple-A. In the majors he projects as an 11th man on a staff, suitable for relief work or emergency starts.

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/5/19/11718452/mlb-rookie-report-wilfredo-boscan-rhp-pittsburgh-pirates

Donovan Hand. 7.16 ERA.

From 2015:
He was mostly an 89-91 MPH guy with his four seamer and 88-90 with his two seamer. He relies heavily on his two seamer, mixing in an occasional four seam fastball. He also throws a change up and a slider with a change up every few games. The slider is an above-average pitch.

http://redsminorleagues.com/2015/01/17/cincinnati-reds-sign-rhp-donovan-hand/

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[metirish]

Tyler Pill. 3 game started, 19 innings pitched. 0.00 ERA!!!

Just what the Dr. ordered? a cure for what ails us? nothing generic here

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'd go with Pill too. I don't think he's on the 40-man roster, but that just makes it a bit more difficult to promote him, not impossible.

[Guest themetfairy]

I saw Pill in Spring Training last year, and he looked good back then. I'd give him a try.

[Centerfield]

Sounds like a poor man's Dillon Gee.

And the guy who had the actual Dillon Gee was not all that rich to begin with.

[smg58]

Centerfield wrote: And the guy who had the actual Dillon Gee was not all that rich to begin with.

Which describes the Mets right now (and then, too.)

[Edgy MD]

It's not like there's a lot of free agents to be had by a team with a wide open purse.

Dillon Gee, of course, debuted in 2011, when the team had something like the fifth-highest payroll.

Of course, even in 2011, with the fifth-highest payroll, they were tapped out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tyler Pill's brother Brett Pill was a first baseman for the Giants for a short time.

Here's Tyler at the Hoover Dam with his wifey.

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[seawolf17]

Centerfield wrote: Adam Wilk. 5.60 ERA Ricky Knapp. doesn’t offer an incredibly high ceiling or premier stuff Tyler Pill. does not overpower hitters Wilfredo Boscan. projects as an 11th man on a staff Donovan Hand. 7.16 ERA

We're entirely fucked.

[Edgy MD]

I'm putting 25 cranes down on "totally not fucked."

Pill has thrown 29.1 shutout innings at two levels this year. Brilliant!

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[HahnSolo]

His idea of fun is hanging out at the Hoover Dam? Pass.

[Benjamin Grimm]

HahnSolo wrote: His idea of fun is hanging out at the Hoover Dam? Pass.

Cut the crap, Hahn. NO ONE PREFERS THIS!

[Frayed Knot]

After get blown past by Brandon Belt in the race to be 1B for SFG, Brett Pill has been plying his trade in Korea for the last few years.

Neither Pill brother, as far as I can tell, is any relation to Alison (talk about your swiping right)
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[Benjamin Grimm]

I think headline writers would appreciate Tyler Pill.

BITTER PILL
TOUGH PILL
CHILL PILL
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
PEP PILL
SLEEPING PILL
POISON PILL
MAMA'S GOT THE PILL!
MORNING AFTER PILL

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

METS GO ON THE PILL
Terry: Pulling out starters not working

[Edgy MD]

PILL PEDDLER
METS SHOPPING EXTRA STARTER
IN SEARCH OF OFFENSE

PILL NEEDS TO CHILL
METS HURLER GETS TOSSED AFTER
ERUPTING AT VETERAN UMP PHIL CUZZI

PILL FREAK
ROOKIE STRIKES OUT 21, HITS
TWO HOMERS IN 11-INNING
START VS. WASHINGTON

[metirish]

I love how this thread has evolved

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oi! What about a New Yorker/Irishman?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Post profiles Pill

[Edgy MD]

Pillie finally gave up his first run last night, throwing eight innings in the 51's 9-1 win over Tacoma. His record is upped to 3-0 over six starts across two levels, but his ERA is raised to 0.24.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

You can sorta fake awesome for 30 innings.

Pill's previous record makes this year's rebirth a little... (pushes down sunglasses) tough to swallow.

[ashie62]

Ex Met Gabriel Ynoa threw 101 pitches in six innings of relief for the Phillies last evening and allowed no runs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ashie62 wrote: Ex Met Gabriel Ynoa threw 101 pitches in six innings of relief for the Phillies last evening and allowed no runs.

It was the Orioles but yeah. They also placed him on the DL today so I don't know what happened.

He came in the game in the first inning after starter Wade Miley took consecutive line drives off his bare hand. Bizarre.

[Centerfield]

So not Adam Wilk.

[Frayed Knot]

Mets were among the teams at last week's Doug Fister showcase
With several teams needing starting help (now as it ever was) Fister* is expected to land a major league contract with one of them.





* stop auto-changing it to 'Sister' spell-check robot!!!

[Edgy MD]

Multiple reports suggest Fisty is close to signing and it ain't gonna be with the Mets.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Tyler Pill. 3 game started, 19 innings pitched. 0.00 ERA!!! 2 games started, 10.2 innings pitched in AA. 0.00 ERA!!

Time for a Pill update as the Mets are considering ... wait for it ... taking a Pill to replace Mayday Milone's next sked start (presumably Saturday).

He's now allowed 10 ER over 46 IP at AAA Vegas, meaning that since that opening 3 game/19 inning start it's been 10 ER allowed in the last 27 IP
He's actually allowed 19 runs overall in 56 AA & AAA innings this year but, stunningly, nearly half of them (9 of the 19) were unearned!!
Still a nice 1.17 WHIP, especially nice for the PCL and Vegas, and a reasonable walk rate of 2.5/9, otherwise known as about 1/3 of what current NYM hurlers are putting up these days.
The K-rate is super low for this era (0.5/IP) but, as demonstrated by our current mound mates, strikeouts don't always guarantee success.

[Frayed Knot]

Whatever the missing ingredient to this staff is, trying to squeeze one more year out of Bartolo Colon wasn't it.
8 more earned runs tonight in just 3-plus innings vs Philly, all tacked onto an ERA and WHIP which began the night at 6.99 and 1.66

Yikes!

[ashie62]

Gabriel Ynoa threw an 8 inning gem tonight.