The team results don’t matter in spring training, but it would be nice for the Mets to get back in the win column tonight. The Mets beat the Rays last Saturday 10-1 and haven’t won since. Friday night the Mets lost 5-4 to the Nationals, which broke a three game streak of the Mets only scoring one run. The box scores are just nicer to look at when there’s some hitting in them!
Three Things To Watch For:
- David Peterson. Peterson makes his second start of the season today! Peterson looked good in his spring debut allowing one hit and nothing else over three innings while striking out three batters. He took a massive step forward in 2024 pitching 121 innings with a 2.90 ERA, 136 ERA+ and a 2.9 bWAR (all career highs!).
- Reed Garrett. Reed Garrett has already pitched in three games this spring. No hits, no walks, no runs, no problems. Garrett was a major surprise for the Mets in 2024. Pause and take a quick guess – what percentile was Garrett’s whiff% in 2024? How about his BB%? Last year he was in the 97th percentile for whiff% (very good!) and 7th for BB% (not good!). So far this spring he hasn’t walked anyone – can he keep that up today?
- Yacksel Ríos. Ríos was the last name listed on the Mets game notes for scheduled pitchers as he continues to try find a way on to the Mets roster this spring. Over two games this spring he has allowed one run from 1 1/3 innings from three hits and two walks. Ríos had a solid season in Syracuse last year with a 3.30 ERA over 27 games and 30 innings.
Let’s Go Mets!
