We are getting to that point in Spring Training where the bench and the bullpen will start to take shape. By looking at who goes out and when now, we can try to piece together who of the 50 at camp will be going with the team on March 31st. Game 12 (win over the Astros) and 13 (tie with Boston) were good examples of starting to our starters and regulars in more action.
The pitching in the 3-0 shutout of the Astros as you can guess was very good:
Maine 4.0 IP, BB, 3K, Dropped his ERA to 4.15 but more importantly, and more amazing, he did not give up any hits. He was then followed by Wagner who allowed a hit and that was all in his inning of work striking out two. Heilman followed him up with 2 innings of scoreless relief giving up a hit and striking one out.
The Offense wasn't too bad either:
Reyes 1-3, R, RBI, HR
Pagan 1-3. R, BB, 2B
Wright 1-2, BB, 3B
The key here is the consistency of Angel Pagan who is starting to prove to the Mets that he can fill in for Alou at the start of the season.
In yesterday's game, pitching was the star over hitting once again.
Santana 4.0, 2H, 4K, 4.00
Wise 2.0, 2H,
Feliciano 1.0, 0H
And some offense notes:
Pagan 1-3, R, 2B
Clark 2-3
Easley, Delgado, Beltran, Schnieder: 0 Hits
Besides the obvious of Santana having a great game for the Mets, and what we expect out of Santana. It is important to look at Wise here. Wise is trying to get in the pen. And his constant being in games in the Spring is showing that he is in the running for a pen spot.He has appeared in five games so far for six innings and he still has a 0.00 ERA. It will be tough to get a spot in the Mets Pen, but Wise is showing that he is worth it.
So between these two days, we have seen two Mets starters excel, 3 pen regulars excel (Heilman, Wagner, Feliciano), and hopefully, a new addition to our bullpen excel.
