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Old 01-05-2010, 06:10 PM   #887
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The more I think about it, the more I think the bullpen newcomers (Kelvim Escobar and Ryota Igarashi) are the major wildcards to the Mets' season. Barring a shocking trade for Big Z, I don't think their rotation is going to be majorly improved regardless of what SP they wind up getting.

But, that brings me to thinking about the 2006 team that romped the National League despite not having that good of a rotation...their "ace" was Tom Glavine because Pedro only pitched like half the year and had an ERA over 4 for the first time in his career (as opposed to this Mets team that has a sure-fire, reliable ace). The '06 team won because of it's killer lineup and Heilman/Sanchez regularly shutting things down in the 7th and 8th for the first half of the year.

Given that the Mets seem to be forming a really formidable lineup (Molina is still like 95% likely to be a Met, and Delgado might be back), if Igarashi and Escobar wind up being huge hits, I think the Mets will be fine. Feliciano is also extremely dependable and I think Green will be good with a full-year in his new pitching motion.
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