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March 19, 2007
Mets Spring Training Pitching Update
13 days. That’s how many days we have until Opening Day of America’s National Pastime. Am I excited? Very. Why? The Mets are making me excited. Remember the massive influx of starting pitching on the Mets squad at the beginning of Spring Training? Well, over the past few weeks, pitchers like Aaron Sele, Chan Ho Park, and Oliver Perez have been competing for the final two starting spots (Tom Glavine, Orlando Hernandez, and John Maine have basically secured the 1-3 spots).
Who has been most impressive? Young right-hander Mike Pelfrey, who has been in the Mets farm system for a few years, and is considered by many to have exception Major League potential. In nine innings pitched so far during spring training, Pelfrey has only allowed one run. Ever since Pelfrey was brought up from the minors last season, I’ve seen potential in the guy. I hope we give him a chance as the fifth starter.
And how about that El Duque scare the other day? While rounding first, Orlando Hernandez got tripped up and immediately grabbed his hamstring. A Mets fan would be ignorant to not immediately get flashbacks from last season, where what seemed like every Met pitcher was going down from injury.
Lastly, I’ll make a prediction for this season’s breakout player of the year. Young middle-reliever Ambiorix Burgos. The guy can toss the ball over 100MPH, and the Mets organization loves him. I would love for the Mets to finally have a solid middle-reliever to help the lackluster starting rotation.
LETS GO METS!
Posted by bryblum at March 19, 2007 06:00 PM