The Mets played with a splitsquad yesterday so for those fans with an MLB.tv account and next to a cable TV, you could watch two Mets games! Anyway, the away squad visiting the Cardinals lost. Despite the score, the real story of the game was Matz’s first spring training start where he did quite well (more on that below).
The Not So Good:
Walters imploded today. He had an outside outside shot at MLB playing time this year, so this didn’t help. He allowed 5 runs, 4 earned over one out. Ashley made his second error in spring. Dilson Herrera had a rough game going 0-4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Good:
Matz allowed 1 ER over 3.0 innings while striking out 3, which was great (downside, two walks). Ynoa added to his strong start to spring going 1.2 innings allowing a walk and a hit. On the bat side, another Taijeron game with another hit, he’s hitting .417. Krauss had two hits, including a double, but is still quite far down the depth chart.
Depth Chart Changes:
No changes but Walters is still far down the list.
