The 6-6-1 Mets are back in action today after their first off-day of the Spring. Back on Tuesday the Mets fell to the Marlins behind good pitching for the most part and a lackluster offense. The game saw Jason Vargas hold the Marlins to 4 hits and a walk with no runs over 2.1 innings, Luis Avilan going 1.2 innings striking out 4 with no runs and Edwin Diaz allowing a hit striking out 2 over an inning. We also saw Brandon Nimmo go 0-4 (dropping his batting average to 0.83 in spring), Conforto go 0-4 and Mesoraco go 0-3 with 2 strikeouts.
But today is a spring training deGrom day. While not as exciting as it’s regular season counterparts, we are ready to see one of our favorites get after it on the mound.
Mets Linuep:
- Brandon Nimmo (LF)
- Keon Broxton (CF)
- Michael Conforto (RF)
- Wilson Ramos (C)
- Pete Alonso (3B)
- JD Davis (3B)
- Tim Tebow (DH)
- Luis Guillorme (SS)
- Dilson Herrera (2B)
Starting Pitcher: Jacob deGrom
As stated earlier, deGrom is getting his 3rd spring start today. He’s pitched 4.0 innings in his first two games, going 1 inning and then 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run while striking out 5 leading to a spring ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 0.750.
Things to watch for in no particular order:
- Luis Guillorme has been getting a lot of looks this spring as he competes for a roster spot and he has been making the most of it with a .400/.471/.667 line.
- We haven’t written one of these for Tebow in a while. In 10 PAs he has a .222/.300/.222 line. Not good but also not the worst in the lineup by a long shot.
- The longer Lowrie and Frazier sit out, the more prominent JD Davis will be on the Mets early on in the season. In 27 PAs (27!!!!! A lot to have at this point) he is hitting .308/.333/.500. This is a development to watch.
- Daniel Zamora will be available out of the pen today. As noted earlier, Luis Avilan had a great day yesterday so the pressure is on Zamora. In 3.0 innings he has allowed 2 runs off 4 hits and walk while striking out 3.
- In general the Mets are bringing a lot of interesting players on the bench today. Toffey, Gimenez, Mauricio, Uriarte, etc. The late innings may be fun to watch.
Let’s Go Mets!
