Category: New York Mets
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Bobby Parnell likely to be placed on the disabled list
August 5, 2013 New York Mets – Bobby Parnell is likely to be placed on the disabled list, retroactive to last week. David Aardsma has gotten the save chances so far in his absence, while LaTroy Hawkins also has an outside shot at earning saves. Hierarchy change: David Aardsma to Closer, LaTroy Hawkins to Set-up,…
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Jim Henderson doesn’t have a firm grip on his job; Brandon Lyon getting shelled
June 1, 2013 New York Mets – A few days ago, Brandon Lyon was in line to get any Mets save opportunities on nights Bobby Parnell was unavailable, but two horrendous outings against the Nationals may have dropped him off the hierarchy altogether. On Friday, Lyon gave up a game-tying three-run double, and on Sunday,…
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David Aardsma debuts for Mets, is probably already better than almost anyone else they’ve got
June 9, 2013 New York Mets – After a solid stint in AAA, David Aardsma was called up to the bigs and pitched a scoreless inning in the Mets marathon 20-inning loss on Saturday. Given his past experience in the 9th, a couple good outings in a row could position him for an opportunity when…
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Garrett Richards becoming an important man in the Angels bullpen
May 31, 2013 New York Mets – Though he’s been sabermetrically terrifying all season, Scott Rice has been real-world effective for the Mets as their go-to late-innings lefty. Until his walk rate catches up to him, Rice would probably be the man for the save if the Mets were facing a lefty-heavy ninth inning and…
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Brandon Lyon re-establishing himself; Fernando Rodney struggling
May 17, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After taking the loss on Wednesday, Al Alburquerque was sent to the minors to work on his control. With 26 Ks in 14.1 innings, Alburquerque has electric stuff, but he’d walked 13 batters and thrown six wild pitches, good to lead the majors (which is hard to do as…