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The Future is Bright

Elster88
Aug 07 2013 07:38 PM

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Frayed Knot
Aug 07 2013 07:38 PM
Re: The Future is Bright

Why, is there a nuclear explosion on the way?

RealityChuck
Aug 08 2013 06:14 AM
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[youtube:1n972512]2UMUSxBZhjA[/youtube:1n972512]

metirish
Aug 08 2013 06:22 AM
Re: The Future is Bright

Do I need to wear shades?

Ceetar
Aug 08 2013 07:03 AM
Re: The Future is Bright

metirish wrote:
Do I need to wear shades?

It'd be funny if the Mets embraced this in that kooky way that seems like it gets them criticized and they try to avoid as a result.

Mid-September Wheeler start, or d'Arnaud's debut, give out free Mets sunglasses as a "Future is Bright" promotion.

RealityChuck
Aug 08 2013 01:52 PM
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SteveJRogers
Aug 08 2013 06:26 PM
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Ceetar wrote:
metirish wrote:
Do I need to wear shades?

It'd be funny if the Mets embraced this in that kooky way that seems like it gets them criticized and they try to avoid as a result.

They have with their 7Line-esque T-Shirt giveaways.

Stuff like this is always doomed to fail, which is why its probably better that the unlicensed companies like 7Line does it.

They can handle the shirt slogans that end up getting mocked within a month, or getting behind players that end up not working out for whatever reason. But the teams themselves doing it opens them up to complete ridicule.

Ceetar
Aug 08 2013 07:27 PM
Re: The Future is Bright

SteveJRogers wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
metirish wrote:
Do I need to wear shades?

It'd be funny if the Mets embraced this in that kooky way that seems like it gets them criticized and they try to avoid as a result.

They have with their 7Line-esque T-Shirt giveaways.

Stuff like this is always doomed to fail, which is why its probably better that the unlicensed companies like 7Line does it.

They can handle the shirt slogans that end up getting mocked within a month, or getting behind players that end up not working out for whatever reason. But the teams themselves doing it opens them up to complete ridicule.

That's true. And Darren's not limited by things like sponsors and red tape and giant corporations. He COULD have sunglasses available for d'Arnaud's debut and be ready to deploy the fanbase much easier than the Mets could, I should've tweeted at him instead.

Edgy MD
Aug 11 2013 12:28 PM
Re: The Future is Bright

Montero for Las Vegas last night as the 51s hosted Oklahoma City:
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
7.0 2 1 1 2 9 1 3.60

Snydergaard for Bingo last ngiht in Erie:
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
5.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 1.76

Seth Lugo, who I don't know a thing about but I'm sure curious about now, pitching for Savanna last night as they hosted the Hickory Crawdads:
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
7.0 4 0 0 0 11 0 0.69

MFS62
Aug 11 2013 01:20 PM
Re: The Future is Bright

From the Mets minors blog:
Hello, Seth Lugo. Making his second South Atlantic League start against the highest-ceiling lineup in the League, Lugo, who will turn 24 in November was outstanding: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K.

He was in trouble once – when two singles and a sacrifice bunt in the fifth put runners at second and third before he struck out the 8 and 9 hitters to end the threat.

Who? The Mets’ 34th round pick out of Centenary in 2011, Lugo missed all of the 2012 season after lumbar fusion surgery. He was ordinary (4.19 ERA, 27/13 K/BB ratio) in 34.1 innings in Brooklyn. He’s been lights out in two starts with the Gnats.

His two Gnats’ starts combined: 13 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 21 K. This really came out of nowhere. He did not have a 10 strikeout performance in seven tries for Brooklyn. He’s struck out 10 or more in both of his Savannah outings. His game score (Bill James version) peaked at 62 for Brooklyn. His first SAL start was a 74 and Saturday was an 80.

So, how’s he doing it? First and foremost, by spotting his fastball. He worked to both sides of the plate and was able to elevate, to a batter’s hands and then above the letters to induce a chase when he needed. He mostly lived 88-91 mph on his fastball accounting for 60 some-odd pitches. When he reached back there was more in there: he threw 11 pitches above 91, mixing in 92, 93 a couple 94s and one 95. His best off-speed pitch is a over-the-top curveball that he threw 72-79, but was mostly 74-76. He rung up Crawdads both looking (Jorge Alfaro and Lewis Brinson) and swinging (Chris Garia) at the curve. All four of his 85-86 mph sliders were strikes. At 81-85, his changeup, which he didn’t throw that much had enough separation from his fastball.

I’m pretty skeptical of any right-hander that sits at 88-91. It’s just a really hard way to make a living at the higher levels of the minors, let alone the big leagues. That just does not play in today’s game as a Major League starter in the vast majority of cases. On the other hand, Lugo has size (6’4?, and north of 200 lbs), the ability to reach back for more and feel for a curveball and slider. Perhaps airing it out in short appearances, he can work in the low 90s and be a valuable bullpen piece.

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