Padres @ Mets IGT, Thu 5/25/17

[Frayed Knot]

7:10 deGrom vs Dinelson Lamet


Lamet was just called up and will be making his ML debut

From John Sickels: Lamet ranked eighth on the pre-season San Diego Padres Top 20 prospects for 2017.
Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2014 for $100,000. He was already 21-years-old, unusually aged for a Dominican player, but he’s certainly justified their faith with his pitching. He posted a 2.99 ERA with a 120/44 K/BB in 105 innings in Low-A in 2015, then vaulted three levels in 2016, ending the year in Triple-A.

Posted 3.00 ERA with 158/61 K/BB in 150 innings between High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A with just 126 hits allowed; impressive 90-96 MPH fastball with good movement, also has a plus slider, racks up strikeouts; change-up erratic, some observers rate it as major league average, others say it is quite weak; opinion on the change-up determines if you see him as a starter or reliever; given proven ability to eat innings I’d give him a chance to start and see if the change can progress to decency.
So far in 2017 he’s thrown 39 innings for Triple-A El Paso, posting a 3.23 ERA with a 50/20 K/BB with 32 hits allowed.

Lamet is officially listed at 6-4, 190 (although he looks heavier than that, he’s probably 220), a right-handed hitter and thrower born July 18, 1992. He’s maintained the mid-90s fastball he showed last year and has held his peak velocities readily. He still has the plus slider, too, and the K/IP ratio in the Pacific Coast League is not lying about his ability.
His control can still wobble at times and opinions about his change-up remain mixed, although this hasn’t had any serious negative impact in Triple-A. The Padres obviously believe in him as a starter and they know him better than anyone. If they are right, he could be at least a number three starter.

[ashie62]

I guess we get Travis d back in the lineup today.

Raining heavily this morning.

[Edgy MD]

It may be just in time. Rivera is starting to hit like Rivera again.

[MFS62]

The MFYS have already postponed their game.
And the relievers are hoping the Mets will so the same.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Nats and Braves both pre-lost this afternoon, so if we do get this game in there's a chance to leap the Braves and close the gap on the Nats.

[seawolf17]

deG pushed back because of "weather" (read: probably a severed arm, we'll see him again in 2019)

Montero gets the call, will give up twelve runs in three innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Translation: They know this game is going to be delayed, interrupted, or just plain canceled so why waste a potentially good start from the guy who is essentially our only reliable starter this season.
They were going to have to go to a new starter on Saturday anyway so the spare guy goes tonight instead.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Conforto LF
Reyes SS
Bruce RF
Walker 2B
Duda 1B
Flores 3B
Granderson CF
d’Arnaud C
Montero P

[Frayed Knot]

So Cabrera active but not starting, and Jay Bruce's back tightness turns out to be a minor thing after all.
Both lineups contain a d'Arnaud batting 8th.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's not raining now and slowed up considerably some time ago. I'm sure they get this one in.

[ashie62]

Is Terry muzzled from above on injuries.

Water borne Cholera in the tub?

[ashie62]

seawolf17 wrote: deG pushed back because of "weather" (read: probably a severed arm, we'll see him again in 2019) Montero gets the call, will give up twelve runs in three innings.

Are we trying to win??? My arse would be sitting in the rain on my part.

[ashie62]

This is just depressing.

Give all who came tonight a free ducat for September, there will be plenty of room.

[ashie62]

If this goes 11-1 with Plawecki pitching I have to believe some change will come.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Jesus Christmas, Montero. Throw some goddamn strikes.

[ashie62]

[bigpurple:l9ojcfgk]I'M MAD AS H--L AND I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE![/bigpurple:l9ojcfgk]

[MFS62]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Jesus Christmas, Montero. Throw some goddamn strikes.

Sometimes, our children are an embarrassment. (shaking head)

Later

[ashie62]

Only 45 pitches, Sewald up.

[Chad ochoseis]

Ashie62 wrote: If this goes 11-1 with Plawecki pitching I have to believe some change will come.

I wouldn't worry about that. Plawecki's in Vegas.

[Edgy MD]

I wonder what Montero's favorite dinosaur is?

[ashie62]

I can see ithis I.G.T becoming a pithy one.

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: I wonder what Montero's favorite dinosaur is?

Curtis Granderson.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I wonder what Montero's favorite dinosaur is?

Walkasaurus

[Edgy MD]

Shutout inning, bitches.

I think his deal is he's not cahnfident using the top half of the strike zone. That's half a pitcher.

[Edgy MD]

El Met homers off of Lamet.

[Lefty Specialist]

Dudaboom, but no more. Montero'll give it back anyway.

[Edgy MD]

d'Arnaud's hair comes out the ventilator holes in his batting helmet and looks like little devil horns.

[ashie62]

Travis d'Vil.

[Edgy MD]

Misjudged and lost fly balls should go down as errors rather than hits.

[Edgy MD]

Boo eat line drive! HA! Puny ball!