Someone tweeted Logan Verrett, the Mets third-round draft choice, and asked him if he expects to pitch this season for a Mets farm team. Here's Verrett's response: "Taking it slow right now. Possible bullpens at instructional league."
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On the GCL Mets, recently signed Philip Evans is off to a much better start with the bat than top-choice Brandon Nimmo, though Nimmo did drive one out of the park today in his last at bat. In his two prior games, Nimmo struck out seven times in eight at bats, which made me wonder whether the Mets overrated him in the draft. Nimmo's now hitting only .182. In contrast, Evans went 2 for 4 today and is batting .429.
Though drafted in the 15th round, Evans received $650,000 to sign which, according to the New York Times, is "the most they have given a player selected after the second round."
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The GCL Mets got slammed today, 13-2. Their pitchers did too good a job of hitting Nats bats led by Craig Missigman, who in two innings enabled seven runners to cross the plate. Before today's game, his ERA was 3.86; after, 5.48. When you haven't pitched many innings, one bad outing can skyrocket your ERA.
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Nick Evans, who's been on a merry-go-round this season between the Mets and the minors, had a memorable day with the bat, singling, doubling, and homering in the Mets game against the Phils.
Showing posts with label Craig Missigman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Craig Missigman. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Missigman Gives Up Four Runs, No Hits in GCL Mets Game
Craig Missigman had a misleading outing in yesterday's GCL Mets game against the Astros on the day after his eighteenth birthday.
Here's his line:
Missigman started off well, striking out two of the three batters he faced in the first inning.
In the second, after getting the first batter to ground out, he walked the second batter and then gets the second out on a force out, with the third batter now on first base. A steal and a wild pitch advanced that runner to third. Missigman then walks the next batter, who steals second, putting runners on second and third with two outs. A fielder's choice out ends the end; however, a runner scores, so the GCL Mets are down one.
In the bottom of the third, Missigman walks the first two batters. A bunt loads the bases. A sacrifice fly scores the Astros second run. After striking out the next batter for the second out, Missigman's pulled from the game, replaced by Isaac Monrroy.
Monrroy gives up a double that scores two runs, both of which are charged to Missigman. To me, that's a scoring flaw. Though Missigman put both runners who scored on base, it was Monrroy's action that scored them, thus Monrroy should share the result. One way to do that would be to charge both Missigman and Monrroy with a run. Another would be to create a new statistic, "runners scored while on the mound" or RCOM, that would supplement ERA.
A weird coincidence for those who are superstitious is that Missigman faced 13 batters.
** Despite his high ERA of 5.79 this season (6 games, 14 IP), his first in pro ball, opposing batters are only hitting .149 against him.
Here's his line:
Missigman started off well, striking out two of the three batters he faced in the first inning.
In the second, after getting the first batter to ground out, he walked the second batter and then gets the second out on a force out, with the third batter now on first base. A steal and a wild pitch advanced that runner to third. Missigman then walks the next batter, who steals second, putting runners on second and third with two outs. A fielder's choice out ends the end; however, a runner scores, so the GCL Mets are down one.
In the bottom of the third, Missigman walks the first two batters. A bunt loads the bases. A sacrifice fly scores the Astros second run. After striking out the next batter for the second out, Missigman's pulled from the game, replaced by Isaac Monrroy.
Monrroy gives up a double that scores two runs, both of which are charged to Missigman. To me, that's a scoring flaw. Though Missigman put both runners who scored on base, it was Monrroy's action that scored them, thus Monrroy should share the result. One way to do that would be to charge both Missigman and Monrroy with a run. Another would be to create a new statistic, "runners scored while on the mound" or RCOM, that would supplement ERA.
A weird coincidence for those who are superstitious is that Missigman faced 13 batters.
** Despite his high ERA of 5.79 this season (6 games, 14 IP), his first in pro ball, opposing batters are only hitting .149 against him.
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