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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3861750, member: 27"] General thoughts on the season so far... The team has done a nice job getting over .500 under some adverse circumstances. The starting pitching has been great. DeGrom just keeps throwing harder and getting better, which runs against the history of just about every other pitcher out there. Are the problems he is having a long term problem or is he really going to be able to take his turn every 5 days when he comes back (in hopefully 10 days or so)? Stroman has been very very good and very consistent. He is positioning himself to make a lot of money next season. Will it be with the Mets? Will the Mets even open up negotiations with him during the season? Walker has been a revelation as well. I think he kind of fell into the Mets laps when their bids to get other guys failed. We are very fortunate to have him. Is this just a flash in the pan where he is being successful facing a bunch of hitters who mostly haven’t seen him? Based on the stuff I have seen, I don’t think so. Peterson has been less consistent but he is showing a lot of promise when he is right. He has a high ceiling and I think he gives the Mets a good chance to win most of his starts. Lucchesi has not been impressive most of the time and will surely be impacted when pitchers on the injured list start coming back. Syndergaard and Carrasco are supposed to be coming back soon. Lugo too. With DeGrom maybe needing more downtime to get to 100% and Carrasco’s return delayed a couple of times, I think Noah will be the first starter to join the rotation from the injured list. That will hopefully be the end of the opener starts and the JL starts. It will be interesting to see what happens when/if Jake, Noah and Carlos are all healthy. It is nice to have some starting pitching depth. Peterson might join the bullpen as another lefty at some point. If he does and Lugo comes back and is his normal self, the bullpen, which as already been a revelation, could get even better. Gotta think some of the guys might regress to the mean but when you see these guys throw, there is reason to think most are going to continue to have good years. Castro and Diaz throw close to 100 mph every time out. Familia is not far behind. May appears to be a solid addition. Loup isn’t great but has done quite well and there is reason to think he can remain effective. Even Gsellman has looked really impressive (he has quality stuff). Lugo and maybe Peterson will hopefully take the team to the next level. I saw on the broadcast today that the Mets defense is what, 4th in all of MLB in defensive runs saved so far this year. They have been making a lot of errors for sure but are also making a lot of really nice plays. Far more than I can remember any Met team make in a long time. The Met defense has been subpar for many years. I would go over the starters year after year and struggle to name more than 1 or 2 that I considered an above average fielder. This year, I would say McCann, McNeil, Lindor, Pillar and Conforto all qualify. Yes, I am considering Pillar a starter, really more of a co-starter, given all the playing time he has gotten to date. I suspect his play has been good enough that he is going to continue to get regular playing time the rest of the season. I think McCann has been really good throwing from the catcher position. I think he is calling games well and is making the pitchers better. Agree his hitting has been a major disappointment but hopefully he will get better as the season progresses. He has never played in more than 118 games before. That might be part of the problem. Guessing the adjustment to a new league might also be a factor. I have been shocked at how weak Lindor’s arm has been so far. If anything, it appears to be getting worse as the season progresses. Guessing he has some kind of an injury that is causing this. No way he won some golden gloves throwing like he is now. He has shown a lot of range. McNeil has been solid at second. Alonso appears to slowly be getting better at first. Davis remains a concern at third. Villar has looked good there and Guillomore looks like he is a good fielder everywhere. It will be interesting to see the roles Pillar and Villar get as Davis and Nimmo get healthy. It is great that it looks like we are going to have problems like these (too many position players, too many starters, too many relievers) the rest of the season. In some ways, baseball is a game of attrition. The vast improvement in depth gives the Mets a nice advantage over time over a lot of other teams. [/QUOTE]

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