If the Mets head into next season with Bobby Parnell in their plans for the starting rotation, I'm becoming either a Phillies or Yankees fan. I can't take it anymore...I just can't. Parnell is garbage!
Bobby Parnell
17 September 2009
11 September 2009
5 Starter: Competition
Say hello to the candidates:
Maine (FA), Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, Fernando Nieve (FA), Nelson Figueroa (FA), and Tim Redding (FA).
The obvious choices are Maine or Niese, though I personally don't want anything to do with Maine anymore. Too erratic, also injury-prone like the aforementioned Bedard and Harden. Maine is wild like Ollie and Pelf, and I've had enough of these guys who can't find the strikezone.
Posted by John Frascella | No comments yet
3 June 2009
(Note: I posted this a couple of days ago on my other blog at FanNation.)
When it comes to the Mets' starting rotation, I think all of their replacement-level options are better than Tim Redding. Redding's stuff is disgraceful, and his general approach to the craft of pitching is laughable. He's been embarrassed in his last two starts -- recently against the Marlins, and the Red Sox before that -- and there is little-to-no indication of potential improvement. I don't think there is any doubt at this point...
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24 January 2009
The last two rotation spots look like a Spring Training battle between Tim Redding, John Niese, Bobby Parnell, and Freddy Garcia. Just having Freddy Garcia, who hasn't pitched a full season since 2006, battle for a rotation spot speaks volumes of the lack of depth in the rotation.
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10 January 2009
If Spring Training were currently underway, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, and Brandon Knight would be competing for that fifth and final opening. In my eyes, Maine, Redding, and mystery man No. 5 fail to represent the makings of a potential World Series caliber back of the rotation. There's undoubtedly room for improvement.
Continue reading "The New York Mets: Plenty of Question Marks Remain"
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