It looks like the Mets will be making another bull pen change this week as it is rumored that Jeremy Hefner will be promoted. If he is promoted, he is most likely going to replace Manny Acosta. Acosta has been a head scratcher with the Mets. At first, he was great. Then he started off last year as a frustration. At the tale end of last year, he was unhittable. This year, he has been mostly been terrible. Anyway, these are Acosta’s numbers with the Mets:
2010: 3-2, 2.95 ERA, 39.2 IP, 2 BS
2011: 4-1, 3.45 ERA, 47.0 IP, 3 BS
2012: 1-2, 10.53 ERA, 19.2 IP, 1 BS
On the flip side, Hefner had a fantastic major league debut where he pitched 3.0 IP just allowing one walk. These are some of his recent minor league numbers:
Career: 49-36, 3.77 ERA, 735.0 IP
2012: 3-2, 2.72 ERA, 46.1 IP
This season Hefner has been really turning it on in the minors, and the Mets could use another spot starter in the pen, since their current one is actually in the pen.
If this move happens, I’m for it. It seems like the right time for change in the Mets pen.
UPDATE:
The move happened but not as expected. Hefner was promoted but Valdespin was sent down. This is probably best for Valdespin but that doesn’t help the Mets issues in the pen as Acosta is still an option for Terry to use. I still stick with the idea of getting rid of Acosta, especially if he doesn’t turn it around by the end of the month.
