This week I talk about the Mets successful road trip and opine how their power surge may not be the blessing that it appears. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports discusses his new book “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.” I wrap things up by comparing Logan Verrett and Zack Wheeler.
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The Mets wrap up their road trip in Atlanta this afternoon with a familiar face on mound as Jacob deGrom takes on rookie Aaron Blair. Regardless of the outcome, the road trip has been a success with three consecutive series wins.
The Mets have gone home run crazy on this trip with three games in a row of back-to-back dingers, as we well as hitting two or more home runs in five consecutive games. Neil Walker is quickly making Mets fans forget Daniel Murphy, David Wright is showing some signs of his old self, and Curtis Granderson is looking to duplicate his 2015 success.
Yes, there are still plenty of kinks to work out. Matt Harvey looked better, but resembled a backend of the rotation #5. Jacob deGrom will clearly be limited today so the bullpen will be called on to bridge the gap. With Terry Collins admitting the lack of spring training work as an issue for his starters, are the young pitchers rounding into shape in games that count? Also, the team needs to start hitting with RISP. Is this group shaping up as a feast or famine bully offense?
It’s Sunday so that means another edition of Talkin’ Mets. What do you want to hear me talk about? Give me your comments, questions, concerns and thoughts.
My featured guest will be Yahoo! Sports lead baseball columnist Jeff Passan. We will discuss his just released book “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.” Hear Jeff talk about how he turned over every stone from the amateur level all the way up to the big leagues in researching why there appears to be an epidemic of arm injuries in the modern game.
