NL
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MLB
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IP
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420.2
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3rd
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6th
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ERA
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3.51
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3rd
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3rd
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xFIP
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3.52
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3rd
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3rd
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WHIP
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1.21
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2nd
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3 way tie
for 2nd
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k/9
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8.07
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2nd
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3rd
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bb/9
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2.57
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5th
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6th
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The Mets are in the top 5 of every category amongst NL teams and in the top 6 of all baseball. Our four regular starters all have xFIP under 4 and are all striking out about 8 to 9 batters a game. This has the potential to be one of the better Mets rotations we have ever seen. Of course the second half of the pitching equation is not as strong, as we looked at in a post last week the Mets bullpen is pretty much at the bottom of the league in every category.
Niese and Gee (and Santana) are doing well. However the METS need more Dickey. I'm a supporter of having R.A pitch on three days rest consistently after June. He could get 20 starts after the all star break and appear in every series except Padres, Reds, Astros and Braves. Imagine the benefits for the METS.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea also, however I think it might negatively affect the other 4 guys. My understanding is that you need to get a certain number of innings every few days and it would screw up their rhythm if Dickey pitched so often.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise I would be fine with Dickey pitching every day.
Right now, i don't think that the METS need more Dickey, but rather the fans do. The mets are currently 3 games out of the division and tied with the sf giants for the wildcard lead, so the mets are right now fine with dickey only pitching every 5th day. You also don't know how RA will react to only getting 3 days rests, and there's no reason messing with him right now.
DeleteAlso, we think of knuckleballers as having rubber arms because they really only "push" the ball, but maybe with a harder knuckleball it does put more strain on the arm and therefore he needs more rest than a traditional slower knuckleball thrower.
According to my system it would work out like this: After the all star game
ReplyDeleteDickey gets 20 starts, 3 of them on 4daysrest, the others on 3daysrest.
Santana gets 15 starts, 10 on 4daysrest, 2 on 5daysrest and 3 on irregular rest (3, 6 and 7daysrest)
Gee and Niese get 14 starts each, 9 each on 4daysrest, 4 each on 5daysrest and 1 each on irregular rest (6 and 7daysrest)
Young would get 10 starts and half of them would be on regular rest (4 or 5daysrest)
Honestly it makes a lot of sense but are you worried about changing Dickey's routine? If it's not broke don't fix it...
DeleteI agree. It might make sense if they were to do for a couple starts in September if they are trying to make a playoff push, but right now it is too early.
DeleteAlso, you can plan out all you want, but there will also be an unforseenable factor that will disrupt your plan (injury,weather,etc...) so there's no point trying to map out half a season.
I was not trying to fix Dickey. The man is in an unbelievable moment and my thinking is that the METS need to see if they can take advantage of it even more than they currently are. To see if they can ride Dickey to a pennant and a CY Young Award.
ReplyDeleteI was trying to fix the METS, a team that is three and a half games out of the division despite scoring a thousand two out runs and having two players having incredible years (Dickey and Santana) and two players having career years (Wright and Hairston).
But hey the future is unpredictable, so why even have a plan? Let's just see what happens, right?