PIITB By JD- Weekly Recap

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PIITB By JD- Weekly Recap

 

Record this week: 3-2 (2-1 vs Marlins and 1-1 vs Padres) 

 

Marlins Series:

The Mets took care of business vs. Miami this past weekend. Going 2-1 and looking solid. Senga looked great once again. I got the chance to see him in person on Saturday and that Ghost Fork was on full display. He dominated the Marlins for the second time in a week. That is not easy to do. A guy with no Major league experience and facing a pesky lineup two times in a row. The advantage goes from the pitcher to the hitter after facing them before. After a shaky first, he settled right down. Sunday’s game was an obvious punt game for the Mets having used the pen on Saturday and Carrasco going Sunday. Carrasco was once again awful. He is washed up, that is all. 

 

Padres Series:

This Padres series has been fun to watch so far and very very stressful. Max looked solid yesterday. He went through 5, 1-hit innings but issued 3 walks causing his pitch count to soar. His command was off and yet his stuff was perfectly fine. His breaking pitches looked sharp but in accurate. People are saying his velocity is down from last year, which is true to an extent. His average is down, however, his max velocity is the same. He has adjusted his whole career and I have no doubt he will adjust once again. 

 

Summary:

This team is good. It has not reached its potential yet. We saw that last year. It has some major problems with power and therefore consistency at times. The injuries are hindering the Mets to an extent. Justin Verlander is due to return any time now and Max looked solid in his third start. I sincerely hope Brett Baty is the Mets third basemen this time next week. LFGM

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