Post by Commissioner Erick on Jun 9, 2019 10:45:01 GMT -5
New York Yankees (64-40) @ New York Mets (55-49)
NYY: Nathan Eovaldi (6-6, 4.02)
NYM: Jordan Humphreys (2-0, 3.82)
The New York Mets have played better as the weather has warmed up, inching their way back into the National League Wild Card race. The New York Yankees have also heated up, winning 20 of their last 29 games to keep pace in the AL East.
To continue working towards the postseason, one New York team will turn to an erratic veteran, while the other will turn towards an uninspiring youngster.
Veteran Nathan Eovaldi will face off against neophyte Jordan Humphries when the New York Yankees battle the New York Mets in the Game of the Week.
Nathan Eovaldi has been very inconsistent this year. His last start, he went 6.1 shutout innings in a win over the Houston Astros. The start prior, he went 4 innings against the Orioles and allowed five runs on 10 hits and a pair of walks. His strikeout numbers are best of his Yankees career, while his walk numbers are the highest in his Yankees career as well. Working more for strikeouts, he's allowed the fewest home runs in his Yankees career as well.
The change in pitching style makes sense after Eovaldi put up a 5.61 ERA last season. He's being less cavalier and his ERA has dropped to 4.02 as a result. He hasn't been going as deep into games as he did in the past though, which has put a lot of pressure on a bullpen that has gotten better as the year has gone on.
Giovanny Gallegos had nine scoreless outings in July, and struck out the side in the Yankees win over Tampa Bay yesterday. After an awful April, Nick Rumbelow had an ERA of 8.59. However, his ERA in each month has trended better, going from 8.59 to 3.65 to 1.40 to 0.79. His ERA is down to 3.09 on the season. Finally, Aroldis Chapman is still dominant with 25 saves in 28 attempts.
The Yankees bullpen may need a strong outing as it's a mystery as to which Nathan Eovaldi will show up.
The Mets are in a crisis regarding their starter for this game. Their starting staff had already been stretched thin with injuries, but recently Matt Harvey and Felix Hernandez came down with injuries that will have them miss a few days. Matt Cleveland is back in Triple A and pitched a full day's workload yesterday. Jose de Leon was Designated for Assignment, as was Marco Estrada.
This leaves Jordan Humphreys as the last man standing to take the ball for the Mets. The 25-year-old has largely pitched out of the pen this year. However, he had an emergency start against the Cubs last month and worked 2.2 innings, and then started last week against the Cardinals and allowed three home runs in 6.2 innings.
Humphreys is an extreme flyball pitcher as he throws a four-seam fastball in the low 90's, an excellent curveball, and a good changeup. He has good stuff, where he can miss some bats by putting the pitches where he needs to. As a reliever, he's been excellent riding that stuff and control. As a starter, his last start was his only outing where he pitched a significant number of outings, and he gave up three home runs. Granted, the Mets were way ahead at that time, but still, the fear is that Humphreys can get beat by the long ball.
His minor league numbers don't hint at a high-home run pitcher. He allowed under a 3% home run rate each year in his minor league career. In fact, back in 2017 and 2018 he put up a pair of 14-3 seasons for St. Lucie in High-A, winning titles both year, yielding under a home run per nine-innings. Whether or not Humphreys can limit the long ball like he has in his minor league career, or whether the scouts' fears of Humphreys long ball will manifest may be the key to the game.
Questions for the GM's:
For Greg Masceri, Aaron Judge has an abdominal strain. Will he play today?
You're likely facing a more vulnerable pitcher today as it appears Jordan Humphreys will get the start. Are you going to load up on home run hitters against him?
You've gone with more Mikey White over Yeison Corredera. What prompted you to make that change?
For Steve Cox, Jason Kipnis really turned things on this year, but now he's back on the bench. What caused you go back to Orlando Arcia?
Your rotation is in shambles right now with a bunch of people out. How will you adjust your rotation?
Amed Rosario is having his best offensive year this year. Have you been happy with his development?
NYY: Nathan Eovaldi (6-6, 4.02)
NYM: Jordan Humphreys (2-0, 3.82)
The New York Mets have played better as the weather has warmed up, inching their way back into the National League Wild Card race. The New York Yankees have also heated up, winning 20 of their last 29 games to keep pace in the AL East.
To continue working towards the postseason, one New York team will turn to an erratic veteran, while the other will turn towards an uninspiring youngster.
Veteran Nathan Eovaldi will face off against neophyte Jordan Humphries when the New York Yankees battle the New York Mets in the Game of the Week.
Nathan Eovaldi has been very inconsistent this year. His last start, he went 6.1 shutout innings in a win over the Houston Astros. The start prior, he went 4 innings against the Orioles and allowed five runs on 10 hits and a pair of walks. His strikeout numbers are best of his Yankees career, while his walk numbers are the highest in his Yankees career as well. Working more for strikeouts, he's allowed the fewest home runs in his Yankees career as well.
The change in pitching style makes sense after Eovaldi put up a 5.61 ERA last season. He's being less cavalier and his ERA has dropped to 4.02 as a result. He hasn't been going as deep into games as he did in the past though, which has put a lot of pressure on a bullpen that has gotten better as the year has gone on.
Giovanny Gallegos had nine scoreless outings in July, and struck out the side in the Yankees win over Tampa Bay yesterday. After an awful April, Nick Rumbelow had an ERA of 8.59. However, his ERA in each month has trended better, going from 8.59 to 3.65 to 1.40 to 0.79. His ERA is down to 3.09 on the season. Finally, Aroldis Chapman is still dominant with 25 saves in 28 attempts.
The Yankees bullpen may need a strong outing as it's a mystery as to which Nathan Eovaldi will show up.
The Mets are in a crisis regarding their starter for this game. Their starting staff had already been stretched thin with injuries, but recently Matt Harvey and Felix Hernandez came down with injuries that will have them miss a few days. Matt Cleveland is back in Triple A and pitched a full day's workload yesterday. Jose de Leon was Designated for Assignment, as was Marco Estrada.
This leaves Jordan Humphreys as the last man standing to take the ball for the Mets. The 25-year-old has largely pitched out of the pen this year. However, he had an emergency start against the Cubs last month and worked 2.2 innings, and then started last week against the Cardinals and allowed three home runs in 6.2 innings.
Humphreys is an extreme flyball pitcher as he throws a four-seam fastball in the low 90's, an excellent curveball, and a good changeup. He has good stuff, where he can miss some bats by putting the pitches where he needs to. As a reliever, he's been excellent riding that stuff and control. As a starter, his last start was his only outing where he pitched a significant number of outings, and he gave up three home runs. Granted, the Mets were way ahead at that time, but still, the fear is that Humphreys can get beat by the long ball.
His minor league numbers don't hint at a high-home run pitcher. He allowed under a 3% home run rate each year in his minor league career. In fact, back in 2017 and 2018 he put up a pair of 14-3 seasons for St. Lucie in High-A, winning titles both year, yielding under a home run per nine-innings. Whether or not Humphreys can limit the long ball like he has in his minor league career, or whether the scouts' fears of Humphreys long ball will manifest may be the key to the game.
Questions for the GM's:
For Greg Masceri, Aaron Judge has an abdominal strain. Will he play today?
You're likely facing a more vulnerable pitcher today as it appears Jordan Humphreys will get the start. Are you going to load up on home run hitters against him?
You've gone with more Mikey White over Yeison Corredera. What prompted you to make that change?
For Steve Cox, Jason Kipnis really turned things on this year, but now he's back on the bench. What caused you go back to Orlando Arcia?
Your rotation is in shambles right now with a bunch of people out. How will you adjust your rotation?
Amed Rosario is having his best offensive year this year. Have you been happy with his development?
