Having three double headers in one week for the Mets wouldn’t be a crazy large issue if the Mets had more pitchers who could start. This stretch of double headers came at the same time that the Mets rotation is basically depleted – more than any time I can recall in recent memory. Between injuries, struggle on the field and questionable roster decisions the Mets were forced to stretch out both Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo.
This afternoon its Seth Lugo’s turn to continue his journey into a starter. On the season he has pitched in 10 games and made 1 start totaling 13.1 innings with a 2.03 ERA, 2.16 FIP, 0.750 WHIP and 212 ERA+. Five days ago he made his first start where tossed 39 pitches across 3.0 innings while striking out 5, allowing nothing. Lugo pitched two scoreless, hitless innings against the Yankees last year. The Yankees have the following numbers against Lugo:
- Luke Voit 1-4, HR, K
- DJ LeMahieu 3-6
- Gary Sanchez 1-5, K
- Aaron Hicks 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
- Jordy Mercer 0-2, K
- Gio Urshela 0-1, K
- Brett Gardner 0-4, K
Deivi Garcia will make his major league debut for the Yankees today. At 20 years old, he pitched across three levels in the minors last year starting in high A all the way to AAA. In A+ ball he posted a 3.06 ERA over 17.2 innings. Next he made 11 starts, 53.2 innings AA ball with a 3.86 ERA. Finally he pitched in 11 games, 6 starts, in AAA ball for 40.0 innings with a 5.40 ERA. He was 6.2 years younger than the average player in the league at that point. It feels like the Mets have struggled against the deluge of players making their major league debuts against them this year, hopefully they’ll get the better of Garcia today.
Let’s Go Mets!
