The New York Mets are now a footnote in the powerful National League East. Their 77-85 record had them in the fourth place in the division for a 3rd consecutive year. Things might not improve for the Mets, as they lost Jose Reyes to free agency and ownership found itself caught up in a finance scandal. The team was not able to sign any person notable in the offseason, which would suggest no great turnaround is coming. Particularly with the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins outwardly getting better, it's looking like the Mets will get stuck behind the top guns in the NL East in 2012. Here are the Mets starting pitching and the closer situation. View the MLB projected win totals for each team to discover how your faves will fare.
Projected Starters
Johan Santana (LHP) - After he missed a complete season, the Mets no longer have any idea what they can expect from the 32-season-old vet. The Mets really need him to be the anchor of this rotation, but coming off a season-ending injury late in 2010 that cost him all of 2011, Santana will have a hard time trying to duplicate his 2010 production of a 2.98 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. However , if he is 100 % healthy, he's a legit candidate for the Cy Young Award.
R.A. Dickey (RHP) - Despite his 8-13 record, Dickey was one of the few bright spots for the Mets pitching staff last year. He has actually been a surprise since joining the Mets 2 year gone. His 3.28 ERA and 1.23 WHIP are solid numbers from the vet knuckleballer.
Mike Pelfrey (RHP) - Last year was a down year for Pelfrey. After putting up stellar numbers in 2010, when he went 15-9 with a 3.66 ERA, Pelfrey followed it up with a disappointing 7-13 record to go with a 4.74 TIME and 1.47 WHIP. The good news is, it seems as if he has been swapping good years and bad years since becoming a fulltime starter in 2008. So we would be able to be seeing a huge year from him in 2012.
Jonathon Niese (LHP) - Niese is gradually improving and moving in the correct direction. His 4.40 ERA and 1.41 WHIP mean he has a long way to go, but the Mets are still interested by what the 25-year-old can put up this year.
Dillon Gee (RHP) - Gee ended the season with a formidable 13-6 record, in spite of a 4.43 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. He seemed to get worse as the season went on, though, so we expect a big drop off in numbers in 2012.
Projected Closer
Frank Francisco (RHP) - Francisco played inconsistent ball last season. After a poor showing in the 1st half of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays, when he had a 5.92 ERA, he got better and finished the season converting 17 of 21 save attempts. The Mets are hoping they get the second-half version of Francisco and not the inconsistent first-half version.
Projected Starters
Johan Santana (LHP) - After he missed a complete season, the Mets no longer have any idea what they can expect from the 32-season-old vet. The Mets really need him to be the anchor of this rotation, but coming off a season-ending injury late in 2010 that cost him all of 2011, Santana will have a hard time trying to duplicate his 2010 production of a 2.98 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. However , if he is 100 % healthy, he's a legit candidate for the Cy Young Award.
R.A. Dickey (RHP) - Despite his 8-13 record, Dickey was one of the few bright spots for the Mets pitching staff last year. He has actually been a surprise since joining the Mets 2 year gone. His 3.28 ERA and 1.23 WHIP are solid numbers from the vet knuckleballer.
Mike Pelfrey (RHP) - Last year was a down year for Pelfrey. After putting up stellar numbers in 2010, when he went 15-9 with a 3.66 ERA, Pelfrey followed it up with a disappointing 7-13 record to go with a 4.74 TIME and 1.47 WHIP. The good news is, it seems as if he has been swapping good years and bad years since becoming a fulltime starter in 2008. So we would be able to be seeing a huge year from him in 2012.
Jonathon Niese (LHP) - Niese is gradually improving and moving in the correct direction. His 4.40 ERA and 1.41 WHIP mean he has a long way to go, but the Mets are still interested by what the 25-year-old can put up this year.
Dillon Gee (RHP) - Gee ended the season with a formidable 13-6 record, in spite of a 4.43 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. He seemed to get worse as the season went on, though, so we expect a big drop off in numbers in 2012.
Projected Closer
Frank Francisco (RHP) - Francisco played inconsistent ball last season. After a poor showing in the 1st half of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays, when he had a 5.92 ERA, he got better and finished the season converting 17 of 21 save attempts. The Mets are hoping they get the second-half version of Francisco and not the inconsistent first-half version.
About the Author:
Win more with your baseball betting when you take a look at the free MLB picks provided every day at BetFirms.
No comments:
Post a Comment