tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post2042369332471530707..comments2023-06-25T11:46:45.792-04:00Comments on metbaseball: Age and youth both win a league apartmetbaseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388172979688809500noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-62529450028874281222007-09-10T11:40:00.000-04:002007-09-10T11:40:00.000-04:00That's a difficult question to answer because I'm ...That's a difficult question to answer because I'm not sure what players are going to be availble thru trade this offseason. But if you look at the Mets roster, they are going to have holes to fill at 2B, C, and potentially right LF, as Castillo, Lo Duca, Castro are all free agents, and Alou has a 2008 option. Green, Anderson, Valentin, and Conine are all FA's as well, and with Glavine potentiallyDave Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593307715350970900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-79833488824647121372007-09-10T10:06:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:06:00.000-04:00Dave,Whom would you want to trade Mulvey for?Howar...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Whom would you want to trade Mulvey for?<BR/><BR/>Howardmetbaseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388172979688809500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-35340443135135305002007-09-10T08:42:00.000-04:002007-09-10T08:42:00.000-04:00I don't know if Mulvey's worth is at his highest n...I don't know if Mulvey's worth is at his highest now. I do know that if I were the Mets GM I wouldn't trade him away so quickly. <BR/><BR/>Glavine might be back, but he also might retire. El Duque is likely older than Glavine and is not a building block for the Mets future.<BR/><BR/>What I, if I were GM, would do is to have Perez, Maine, Pelfrey, Humber, Bostick, Vargas, and Mulvey all compete inmetbaseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388172979688809500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-83034067744411650662007-09-09T22:29:00.000-04:002007-09-09T22:29:00.000-04:00Glavine is more the exception than the rule of a p...Glavine is more the exception than the rule of a pitcher who doesn't get many strikeouts but maintains a high level of success. Plus, if you look back at Glavine's minor league numbers, I'm sure his K rates were closer to .8+ per inning. And considering major league hitters are better than their minor league counteraparts, it's only academic that pitchers' strikeout rates will decrease once they Dave Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593307715350970900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-62991051403267855802007-09-09T18:19:00.000-04:002007-09-09T18:19:00.000-04:00Dave,What do you consider a good strikeout rate fo...Dave,<BR/><BR/>What do you consider a good strikeout rate for a pitcher? <BR/><BR/>Last season Mulvey only pitched four games, so I don't think that revealed much about what he can do.<BR/><BR/>This season he struck out 110 batters in 152 innings, about 0.73 an inning.<BR/><BR/>In 1993, the season Tom Glavine won 22 games, lost 6, and placed third in the Cy Young voting, his K/9 ratio was only .metbaseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388172979688809500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889121921430838014.post-59390575366168806012007-09-09T10:53:00.000-04:002007-09-09T10:53:00.000-04:00Interesting. When many people talk about Mets' pit...Interesting. When many people talk about Mets' pitching prospects, Pelfrey and Humber are the names mentioned most. But certainly Mulvey is becoming an addition to the list.<BR/><BR/>Not sure, though, if he would fit into the team's plans for 2008. While he's shown he can get guys out at the minor league level (3.32 ERA at double-A, 13 consecutive scoreless innings now at triple-A), his strikeoutDave Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593307715350970900noreply@blogger.com