ATLANTA — In the midst of a very powerful week of the common season, the Mets have additionally been evaluating gamers for postseason roles. At the beginning of the week, the most important questions had been about which relievers they might take and what they might do with the DH spot. Those questions nonetheless haven’t been answered.
David Peterson and Drew Smith pitched nicely this week, however Tylor Megill wasn’t as robust. Peterson, Megill and Trevor Williams all have worth as pitchers who’ve been stretched out to begin at instances this season, so they may eat a number of innings from the bullpen if wanted. But the Mets have to search out out if they’ll belief them in the kind of high-leverage conditions that usually outline the postseason.
“You’re not going to find out in four games,” supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned. “Most of the guys we’re talking about are probably going to be starters for us next year. But this is about the here and now and trying to put our best foot forward.”
The bullpen has lengthy been brief on left-handers with solely Peterson and Joely Rodriguez, so that would give Peterson a leg up within the competitors.
Peterson was given a troublesome activity Saturday evening in a 4-2 loss and handed with flying colours. Coming in in the course of the eighth inning, he needed to face left-handed Michael Harris II, right-handed Austin Riley and left-handed Matt Olson. Riley and Olson had homered off Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer on back-to-back nights, and Peterson needed to hold runs off the board to have the ability to give the Mets an opportunity to come back again.
Peterson struck out Harris and allowed a single to Riley. With Olson on the plate, Riley superior on a wild pitch. But he struck out Olson and former Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud to finish the inning.
“If you’re asking about left-handed relievers, can you really survive Riley in between the two left-handers? Can you keep it in the park,” Showalter mentioned. “Things like that. And can you trust him?”
But successful is extra essential than evaluating proper now provided that the Mets are nonetheless in a battle for the NL East with the Braves. Time is working out so the membership should be assured with the choices made.
“You’re not going to know that in five days or 10 days,” Showalter mentioned. “You might think you can. You do what you can to take that information and try to make a good decision. But if anyone tries to tell you they know for sure what’s going to happen when the playoff lights go on, they’re kidding themselves.”
MAPPING IT OUT
In preparation for the ultimate sequence of the season, the Mets despatched pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker again to New York. They will begin the primary two video games of the sequence towards the Washington Nationals at Citi Field, which begins Monday.
As for whether or not or not deGrom throws within the common season finale, that hasn’t been decided but. However, Showalter and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner have informed him to plan on pitching Wednesday for now.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mychal Givens and Tommy Hunter won’t must throw extra simulated video games. The relievers are eligible to be activated off of the injured record at any time however a roster transfer must be made. The Mets didn’t have a call as of Sunday.
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