Stat Line: 6 IP, 3 R, 10 H, 4 SO, 0 BB Last night, Bartolo Colon pitched well in the New York Mets 3-0 to the San Francisco Giants as he allowed ten relatively soft singles coupled with poor defense both by himself and the Mets infield. In this article I will discuss how Colons fastball command correlated to poor contact by Giants hitters and the reason Colon should throw his changeup more...
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It’s been more than eight weeks since Mets lefty starter Jon Niese earned a win, despite a month-long run of spectacular starts. But on Monday, against the reigning World Series champion Giants, the veteran southpaw finally got the “W” and a well deserved one at that. Niese might’ve pitched his best game of the season against the Giants, twirling eight shutout innings and...
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Stat Line: 8 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 SO, 2 BB Last night, Jon Niese recorded his first win since May 9th in the New York Mets 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. During this article, I will explain how the variance in Niese fastball movement and velocity led to his success yesterday evening. Two-seam, Four-seam and Cut Fastball Niese looked like a mid-90’s Tom Glavine, commanding his fastball...
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Mets reliever Logan Verrett picked up his first major league save on Sunday, and continues to thrive out of the Mets bullpen. After rookie Steven Matz threw six shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Verrett relieved him and finished the game, throwing three more shutout innings to get the save and preserve the Mets 8-0 victory. Verrett, 25, allowed just one hit and struck out three...
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Mets infielder Wilmer Flores has had an up and down 2015 season. Early in the year, Flores was struggling with his defense at shortstop, but Flores was hitting at times and as long as he hit, the Mets could deal with his defensive deficiencies. Lately he has been fielding better especially since the Mets moved him to second base, but for most of June, Flores has struggled with his offense,...
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