The World’s Worst Mets Preview September 9, 2015
Posted by tomflesher in Baseball, Economics.Tags: Mets, Nationals, preview
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Tonight, the Mets start Jacob deGrom against the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg. Seven current Mets have OBPs above .400 against Strasburg, and that list looks a little bit like a lineup:
| Name | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Duda | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .667 | .333 |
| Travis d’Arnaud | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| Curtis Granderson | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .571 | .400 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| David Wright | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Wilmer Flores | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
| Total | 54 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .306 | .370 | .347 |
(Full list here– current Mets are .306/.370/.347 vs Strasburg).
Seems reasonable – Granderson in right, Michael Conforto in left, Yoenis Cespedes in center, d’Arnaud catching, Duda at first, Flores at short, Daniel Murphy at second, and Wright at third. (Murphy is 1 for 6 lifetime against Strasburg.) That leaves Cuddyer to come off the bench as an early pinch hitter; Plawecki, despite his .500 OBP against Strasburg, is probably not our best option off the bench. [NOTE: Cuddyer is unavailable. Mea culpa.]
Meanwhile, with Ryan Zimmerman day to day, the Nats are missing his .375/.333/.350 against deGrom; that leaves their best options as Yunel Escobar (.500/.545/.600 in 10 plate appearances) and Bryce Harper (.385/.429/.462 in 14). Jose Lobaton (.500/.500/.500 in 2) and Ian Desmond (.308/.308/.538 in 13) also appear to be threats, but of course Desmond’s defense makes him a double-edged sword. In 109 plate appearances, current Nationals hit .223/.250/.350 against deGrom.
In a crucial late-season game, this one looks promising for the Mets.
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