There was a lot of hype coming into this season for the Mets top two pitching prospects Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergarrd. So far, neither of them has disappointed.
Syndergarrd has a record of 3-2 with a 5.04 ERA. He has had 21 k's and 10 walks. He's given up only 3 homers in 25 innings. In his last start against the Tacoma Rainers, he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings. I'm pleased with how Syndergarrd has been able to limit his homers, especially since he is pitching in a very hitters friendly park in Las Vegas. I'd like to see him keep his walks down. I think he'll start to develop better control as he matures this year.
Montero has a record of 3-0 with a 3.95 ERA. He's had 27 k's and only 8 walks. He's also given up only 3 homers in 27.1 innings. In his last start, he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings against the Tacoma Rainers. I love Montero's control for such a young pitcher. It's not too often that you see Triple A pitchers with more than a 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio. I think his control will prove to very effective for him as he continues to progress to the Major Leagues.
It will be interesting to see when Syndergarrd and Montero finally make their much anticipated ML debuts. When they come up, there will be a lot of questions about whether the Mets make them starters or have them start out in the bullpen. I think it'd be best for the Mets to have them start out in the pen in the 8th inning or as closer. They don't have a shutdown 8th inning guy or closer and need to stabilize their back end of the bullpen.
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