Mets: 0 STL: 7
Mets: 0-2
With that out of the way, like any Spring Training Game, there were some bright spots, but there were a lot of dark spots in terms of the pitching today. Because its always easier to complain and criticize first, lets look at some of the dark spots, and the pitchers that it will effect.
Maine, who has a rotation spot that no one is questioning, had a rough opening in his first Spring Training game of the year. He went 1.2 innings where he let 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K. For a positive, he did not let up any homers, which has been one of his weaknesses over his career.
Lugo and Smith, who need to impress in order to be in the pen had identical box lines today of 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, K. Its the first outing for both of them, so I'm trying to take it as a grain of salt.
Padilla and Register both had good outings, which, when compared to Lugo and Smith, is helping to even the playing field for spots in the bullpen. Smith still has an upper hand because of his throwing style, so lets see how the rest of Spring goes.
In terms of how much I talk down about Schoeneweis, he had a good game today. He actually came out in relief, went 1.1 innings and the only blemish he had was a BB. If he keeps this up all spring, I will not be complaining about him beating someone else into the penn.
