The Nassau ballclub had a +16 in the win column for 2012, but would be lucky to improve as much this year. Stuck in a division playing 23 games vs perennial powerhouses like Washington and Brighton, and not being able to count on 18 wins vs improving Mackinaw, the G-Men hope they can approach .500 for the 1st time in franchise history.
Taking 23 yr old hurler Matt Harvey with it's 1st round selection, the G-Men were hoping for some offensive help,but will settle for Harvey who projects as a solid starter in the Mets rotation for years to come. Harvey will join 26 yr old Jon Niese, Homer Bailey and rehabbing Dan Hudson as well as well as 25 yr old Zach Britton to hopefully form a formidable Starting rotation for the foreseeable future.
---Starting Rotation
Jon Niese,
Homer Bailey,
Chris Capuano,
Luke Hochevar,
Jeff Karstens,
and Chris Young
---Relief should be better than 2012 when Mgr Steve Garafalo watched his bullpen blow 20+ save opportunities
Closer Wilton Lopez,
Setup J Benoit,
B Parnell,
M Adams,
L Ayala,
M Thornton,
and Loogy S Downs
---Infield
1st Base will see a time sharing situation between
Kendrys Morales and Mark Reynolds
providing some power
---2nd Base will have
Daniel Murphy starting and getting most of the starts
followed up with rookie Josh Rutledge who can provide some decent hitting
and an upgrade defensively
---Shortstop is pretty much set with 2 solid defenders
Rueben Tejada
and
Brandon Crawford
Tejada getting most of the starts with his solid offensive card
---3rd Base will be last years #1 pick
Brett Lawrie getting most of the starts
with some relief from M Reynolds making up for the limited AB's
---Outfield
Centerfield will be manned by new aquisition Curtis Granderson providing solid defense and some HR power in the cleanup spot in the lineup
---Rightfield
will have a solid platoon of
Matt Joyce vs RHP
and Justin Ruggiano vs LHP
---Leftfield
will be the weak link in the outfield and maybe the entire lineup with a platoon of
Lucas Duda vs RHP
and
JD Martinez vs LHP
---and finally
Catching
which will enjoy a solid time sharing situation between
AJ Ellis
and
Jason Castro
---The G-Men are hoping for a solid season and a sniff of the .500 mark which would make this another step in the quest for respectability
Sunday, March 17, 2013
2013 Nassau G-Men Preview
The Nassau ballclub had a +16 in the win column for 2012, but would be lucky to improve as much this year. Stuck in a division playing 23 games vs perennial powerhouses like Washington and Brighton, and not being able to count on 18 wins vs improving Mackinaw, the G-Men hope they can approach .500 for the 1st time in franchise history.
Taking 23 yr old hurler Matt Harvey with it's 1st round selection, the G-Men were hoping for some offensive help,but will settle for Harvey who projects as a solid starter in the Mets rotation for years to come. Harvey will join 26 yr old Jon Niese, Homer Bailey and rehabbing Dan Hudson as well as well as 25 yr old Zach Britton to hopefully form a formidable Starting rotation for the foreseeable future.
---Starting Rotation
Jon Niese,
Homer Bailey,
Chris Capuano,
Luke Hochevar,
Jeff Karstens,
and Chris Young
---Relief should be better than 2012 when Mgr Steve Garafalo watched his bullpen blow 20+ save opportunities
Closer Wilton Lopez,
Setup J Benoit,
B Parnell,
M Adams,
L Ayala,
M Thornton,
and Loogy S Downs
---Infield
1st Base will see a time sharing situation between
Kendrys Morales and Mark Reynolds
providing some power
---2nd Base will have
Daniel Murphy starting and getting most of the starts
followed up with rookie Josh Rutledge who can provide some decent hitting
and an upgrade defensively
---Shortstop is pretty much set with 2 solid defenders
Rueben Tejada
and
Brandon Crawford
Tejada getting most of the starts with his solid offensive card
---3rd Base will be last years #1 pick
Brett Lawrie getting most of the starts
with some relief from M Reynolds making up for the limited AB's
---Outfield
Centerfield will be manned by new aquisition Curtis Granderson providing solid defense and some HR power in the cleanup spot in the lineup
---Rightfield
will have a solid platoon of
Matt Joyce vs RHP
and Justin Ruggiano vs LHP
---Leftfield
will be the weak link in the outfield and maybe the entire lineup with a platoon of
Lucas Duda vs RHP
and
JD Martinez vs LHP
---and finally
Catching
which will enjoy a solid time sharing situation between
AJ Ellis
and
Jason Castro
---The G-Men are hoping for a solid season and a sniff of the .500 mark which would make this another step in the quest for respectability
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Matt Harvey was a solid pick once your top choices were gone. Parker would have been a more immediate benefit, but no doubts that Harvey has a high ceiling.
ReplyDeleteYou have the tools to be competitive, but the rebuild is still on. Should you decide to rebuild, you have some nice tradeable assets that would help a contender (Riggiano, Ellis, Granderson)) as well as a young SS with defense (pick one). You could net a decent pick or young players should you move one of them.
Progress from Lawrie could be huge for you. I think he takes the next step.
You are correct that it is a tough division. Joe and I are at our peaks or at least not far off. Mackinaw has been patient with his rebuild and it will start paying some dividends and of course Oregon is not a gimmie.
I agree with Mark. I would look to move one of your two SS to try to address another area of need.
ReplyDeleteNice pick with the drafting of Harvey. Your rotation looks like it could be could for a while with Niese, Bailey, and Harvey. Might want to think of trying to move Capuano to a contender and pick up another young starter?
I know we discussed Lawrie in trade talks, and it is probably a good thing that you held onto him. I also believe he takes a big step forward, especially in that re-built Toronto lineup this year.
Eamonn (NAP)