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2011
O. Gee – Mets Pitcher Continues to Prove He Belongs
An article by Former Writers
Even with Johan Santana on the disabled list to start the season, there was still was no room on the Mets’ Opening Day roster for Dillon Gee. However, after Gee had made just two starts in the minors, it was clear that there were issues with the Mets starting rotation. The team made the decision to call him up on April 17th and it is looking like a great move.
Gee’s success may not come as that much a surprise based on the numbers he put up in his short appearance in the majors last season. With just five MLB starts under his belt, it was certainly easy to write those numbers off as just being a hot streak.
It has turned out that is not the case. Gee has been able to repeat the fantastic performance he put on at the end of 2010 during 2011. Gee now has a 3.33 ERA to go along with his 6-0 record. He has become the first rookie starter in Mets history to start a season with six straight wins.
The Mets may have found a new starter for the middle of their rotation for the next few years. Gee will never be a star, his stuff isn’t at that level. However, what Gee can become is still something that is very valuable. He could be one of the better number three pitchers in the game.
At just 25 years old, Gee should continue to improve. Gee’s last outing was his second start against the Braves and he looked even better than he did against them in April. This is an encouraging sign although it is inevitable that Gee will eventually hit some rough spots throughout the year.
With so many questions swirling around the Mets organization, it appears as if Gee’s recent performances have helped answer at least one question about the future.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 42 | 28 | .600 | - |
| Nationals | 34 | 35 | .493 | 7.5 |
| Phillies | 34 | 37 | .479 | 8.5 |
| Mets | 25 | 40 | .385 | 14.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 47 | .319 | 19.5 |
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Thank you Omar for all the talent you brought into the organization and allowed to develop properly. Unlike the new guy who brings in old worn out and broken down bodies because he keeps forgetting its hard to heal without all the roids in the bodies! You made some mistakes to be sure, but at least you made good moves and brought in good guys. You are missed more each day.
Gee was Omar’s best draft choice in my opinion. 21st round. A future pitching coach too I’ll bet. Terrific pick and exactly the type of thing Omar should have been doing more of, not less.
I wonder what he could have done with those five first round picks he flushed down the toilet or the two 2nd round picks he gave to Boston.
Well at least we have Bay locked up for another three and a half years.
Wow 6 years of inept drafting and he gets lucky with one guy! What would that score as a batting avg? .003?
“Thank you Omar for all the talent you brought into the organization and allowed to develop properly”
Yes, thank you for developing guys like Pelfrey, Milledge, Mejia, F-Mart so “properly”.
“You made some mistakes to be sure, but at least you made good moves and brought in good guys.”
Even though you never did a damn thing to help us down the stretch in ’08 and watch our division rival win the World Series! THANK YOU OMAR!
“Unlike the new guy who brings in old worn out and broken down bodies because he keeps forgetting its hard to heal without all the roids in the bodies!”
Yes, thank you for bringing in LoDuca who had his big year in ’06 with some help. In fact, thank you for Mota. NO! Thank you for bringing in Moises Alou, who was already at the end of his rope! Funny how you shit on Alderson for having “roided up players” but wait, who were two of his biggest findings? Juan Gonzalez & Sammy Sosa. Oh look at that! Roided up players! STFU you hypocritical tool.
“You are missed more each day”
Sike…
A guy like Dillon Gee proves that learning your craft and hard work can do more than just having electric stuff on the mound. Oh, yes we would all like to see starting pitchers blow away hitters like Seaver and Gooden could but here is a guy who pitches with his head and heart. It is no fluke that Gee has done this well so far. He gets the job done and if he remains healthy will be a dependable and solid guy in the rotation….
Omar found a sleeper for sure!
Sometimes it takes more than just stats to analyze players. You would never see Gee mentioned as a top prospect because his stats weren’t sexy enough. It’s too bad nobody considered this kid’s heart and his ability to keep his head in the game after a bad inning or to put away batters when he absolutely has to. Sabers don’t have stats for things like that.
When they have a stat that measures a guy’s heart, I’ll be interested.
The problem with just looking at stats is unless you follow the play by play that created them they don’t really tell you squat about what happened.
a guy who gives up 5 hits can beat a guy who gave up only two. Why?
because he scattered those 5 hits while the guy who gave up two gave up back to back doubles that scored a run!
No Hitters are rare, May be the best game you can pitch but batters are going to get thier hits on you. What is important is what you do when they get them!
Just look at a Pelfrey who pitches shutout ball then gives up that big inning.
Gee may give more hits over the course but nothing happens with those hits. Good pitching isn’t about keeping guys off base it is about keeping guys from scoring!
Gee does that! The Stats don’t show all those wasted hits they just show hits!
This is why you have to look deeper than just the stats when evaluating a player.
Gee doesn’t rate high in the scouting or statistical models…
But he wins, and really isn’t that the ONLY stat that should matter?
When they come up with a stat that can numerate Heart and Smarts then Gee will be at the top of that statistical category!
Actually, scouting doesn’t rely on stats. However, most of Gee’s stats (except for ERA and BABIP) are within range of his ZIPs projections.
In fact, scouts at the amateur and minor league level do look at his personality.
I like Gee. The Mets have won most of his starts because he usually puts them in a very good spot to win. He’s been lucky and I want to see how he handles when the league gets a book on him, but he prepares well and has a gameplan.
He’ll never be an ace, but he can be a valuable middle of the rotation guy.
You have to be impressed with a kid who is fighting to stay on the MLB squad and decides in the bullpen, “Hey I’m going to try a new pitch today” Uses it and throws it like he has been throwing it all his life!
People say he doesn’t have good stuff, I don’t know where that idea comes from or even what the hell they mean by “STUFF”
He has quite a few pitches and because he doesn’t throw 95 he has no stuff?
Parnell has stuff…Gee has WINS!
I was willing to accept assertions that what he did last september was a fluke, but you have to say now without question this guy is not a fluke. And if he keeps on doing what he has been doing he will win a damn Cy Young and Rookie of the Year!
Maybe we should spend less time on finding pitchers with “STUFF” and look more for Pitchers like Gee who is short on stuff but high on ability to win games instead!
I loved your line: Parnell has stuff…Gee has WINS!
That says it all right there. Parnell is incapable of tossing a 1-23 inning despite his ability to hit 100mph on th radar gun. I wish we had more like Gee in the minors.
Thanks OMF…
The problem is that too many people seem to think it is about the pitch (the OUT pitch so to speak) that determines if you have good stuff or not.
a 95+ fastball is great provided that 95+ doesn’t go away with age and you have that 80 MPH breaking ball to go with it.
My definition of the word “STUFF” has nothing to do with how good his fastball or curve is it is about how many different pitches you have to throw to a batter.
And if you define it as that then Gee has more stuff than anyone on this team save maybe Niese!
You go up there throwing 95+ lasers then at some point they will catch up and knock the snot out of it because they know what is coming.
Can’t really do that with Gee. He has 3 or 4 he can throw at you to keep you off the pitch just enough to get you out.
Thats the sign of a true pitcher and I hope guys like Pelfrey is paying attention to what Gee does, can learn from it and incorporate it into his game.
The Mets have wins. Gee has done a good job of putting them in a spot to get those wins.
How can Parnell get Wins when he is a set up man?
Greg Maddox never had ace stuff either. Not saying he will be another Maddox but….
gee will go down when santana comes back, because the mets brass is stupid
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