Sep
12
2011

Sickels On Chris Schwinden

An article by Craig Lerner

John Sickels of Minor League Ball features Mets rookie Chris Schwinden in his Prospect of the Day Series. He writes:

There is nothing special about his velocity, his fastball is just in the 86-90 range. He mixes in a cutter, curveball, and changeup, relying on sharp command of his secondary pitches to succeed. He has little margin for error and needs a strong defense behind him, but there are pitchers with worse stuff who have made careers for themselves due to superior command, and he’s shown the ability to make adjustments to higher level competition.

Schwinden really snuck up on us this year, but I don’t see him as a total fluke. I think he projects as a fifth starter or long relief type as long as his command remains strong.

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Seems very similar to Dillon Gee in many respects, and while having one of these types in your rotation is completely plausible, two pitchers like this could make things a lot easier on opposing offenses.

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

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alex68 September 14, 2011 at 9:11 am

i am sure if this guy was a braves prospect, many would be here saying he’ll be a stud, he’s the next ace etc… ugh.. this guy can help in case someone goes down, has a nice curve imo.
- METS62FAN September 14, 2011 at 11:02 am
  
  ALEX, SOMEHOW I BELIEVE THERE HASN’T BEEN A BRAVES’ DECISION MAKER SO UNCONCIOUS AS TO PAIR 2 SUCH SIMILAR CONTROL TYPES AGAINST A BETTER THAN AVG TEAM ON THE SAME DAY.
  
  AS I RECALL BOBBY COX OFTEN SURREPTICOUSLY “ARRAINGED” TO MODIFY HIS ROTATION EBOUGH PRE-NY SERIES AS TO CONTINUALLY ENSURE A #1 SP APPEARANCE BE IT SMOLTZ,MADDOX,HUDSON,JURRJENS. WE WENT YEARS WITHOUT SEEING A SERIES FEATURING THE 3-4-5 FROM BRAVES!
  WHILE NY DECISIONS PARLAY SOME OF THE BIGGEST ? DELIBERATELY PLACED ON THE TRACKS BEFORE THE ATLANTA EXPRESS. HELL, EVEN CARRASCO WAS SUPPOSED TO GO IN ONE!
  
  TOO OFTEN THESE MISSMATCHES HAVE OCCURRED, COX OFTEN WOULD SKIP A STARTER 2 SERIES BEFORE TO ACCOMODATE A SMOLTZ Vs PEDRO/GLAVIE APPEARANCE SEEMS NOW THAT COX IS RETIRED OUR GUYS ARE SETTING THEMSELVES UP INSTEAD. WHETER IT WAS RANDOLPH,MANUEL OR COLLINS IN THE CORNER, THE REFUSAL TO MATCHUP ESP Vs ATL HAS CONTINUOUSLY CONFOUNDED ME. YEAH, I KNOW NIESE’S ABSENCE CAUSES RESTRICTIONS; BUT BAUTISTA & A GEE/SCHWINDEN DOUBLEHEADER LATE IN THE SEASON, IS NO WAY TO PROVIDE FOR THE LETHAND COLUMN(Ws) ROTATION MANIPULATION IS AN ART FORM, COX WAS A MASTER AT, WE’VE CONTINUOUSLY PLEADED NO LO CONTRNDRE TO.
  
  BTW, AS SOMEONE FORCED INTO ATLANTA BROADCASTS OF THESE MATCHUPS I CAN ATTEST TO THEIR ANNOUNCERS CITING THE BRAVES’ SCHWINDEN SCOUTING REPORT REFERRING TO HIM AS “GEE LITE”
  
  I REST MY CASE! ATLANTA PROSPECXTS ARE SETUP FOR SUCCESS; WHILE TOO OFTEN OURS ARE SINK OR SWIM THROWINS TO THE DEEPEST END. FOR ALL THEIR OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES, I’VE YET TO SEE EITHER OF THEIR HIGHLY TOUTED ROOKIES SLOTTEDE CLEANUP; YET OURS DAVIS & DUDA AS COMPARED TO HEYWARD & FREEMAN ARE NAILED INTO THE KEY POWER SLOT WITH THE LIGHTS FLASHING”WARNING, DON’T LET ME BEAT U”

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	-
Phillies	35	37	.486	7.0
Nationals	34	36	.486	7.0
Mets	27	40	.403	12.5
Marlins	22	48	.314	19.0

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