...is going to cost us a lot of games this year, unless Willie sticks with what seems to be his plan of only bringing him in in situations where: (a) we have a huge lead, and (b) he will face weak part of lineup. Last year he had an atrocious 12 blown saves vs. 18 successes, a 4-5 record, and whopping 5.52 ERA. The year before (rookie) wasn't much better: 4 blown saves vs. 2 successes, and a 3-5 record. Granted, he's young, but he's also a big risk with a lot of downside I'm not sure we can afford, if Braves or Philthies are right on us.
Mets overall pitching is interesting: they have by far the lowest ERA in MLB and are tied for #1 lowest BAA, but at the same time they are #5 in BBs issued. They've done a nice job pitching out of self-imposed jams (particularly by forcing ground balls and relying on tremendous infield D to turn DPs), but it would be nice to see a drop in BBs.
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To be honest, KC probably brought Burgos up way too soon from minors out of necessity since their roster bites. And if we had Mota, Sanchez, or Bradford we'd probably also be letting him develop in minors. Hopefully once Mota comes back he pitches well enough that we can drop Burgos to AAA and let him work on control..
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