#NotAllPitchers

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Syndergaard left today's game with a blister.

Likelihood it's a chronic Rich Hill-type thing?

Given that it's the Mets, I'm thinking pretty high.

blisters = herpes. it's a Ryan Braun type thing

[Omar]

I thought herpes was a Derek Jeter type of thing

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I thought herpes was a Derek Jeter type of thing

where do you think he got them?

[Tryptamine]

Met starting pitcher Seth Lugo has a slight tear in his UCL, but will avoid surgery in lieu of the almost never successful platelet rich plasma injection followed by rest. So much for any rotation depth in New York this year.

[Banedon]

Met starting pitcher Seth Lugo has a slight tear in his UCL, but will avoid surgery in lieu of the almost never successful platelet rich plasma injection followed by rest. So much for any rotation depth in New York this year.

MetropoLOLitans

[We Got The Whole 9]

The spin rate comes with a price

[Duke Silver]

The new plan is for Zack Wheeler to take two turns in the rotation and throw 450 innings this year.

[cl smooth]

great to see the mets in mid-season form so early in april.

[Bote McBoteface]

Over at MetsRefugees...

Lester arrieta kendricks lackey 30+ starts 200 innings in their sleep

But we have 7 young studs and have injury after injury lol

Hehehehehe.

At least they got a world series appearance out of it. Thats more than we got when we stupidly built a team around young pitchers.

[Cubswin11]

The new plan is for Zack Wheeler to take two turns in the rotation and throw 450 innings this year.

And up Cespedes HR total to 300 on the year

[TomtheBombadil]

I, for one, am stunned to find out that Drew Smyly is hurt.

[jersey cubs fan]

I thought herpes was a Derek Jeter type of thing

[UMFan83]

Over at MetsRefugees...

Lester arrieta kendricks lackey 30+ starts 200 innings in their sleep

But we have 7 young studs and have injury after injury lol

Hehehehehe.

At least they got a world series appearance out of it. Thats more than we got when we stupidly built a team around young pitchers.

Haha I'm reading more now. I don't know why it gives me so much joy to watch them be incredulous over their pitcher's injuries. I think its some combo of:

-Having experienced this ourselves in the early/mid 2000's, its sort of fun watching some other team's fans deal with it
-The fact that they don't seem to get why this is not some sort of terrible fluky thing and why the Cubs starters in comparison have been healthy. Yes both teams have been extremes in opposite directions but its not a complete fluke the Cubs starters have been healthier than average and the Mets more injured than average.

[Agony and Ivy]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-on-earth-happened-with-jake-arrieta/

Wasn't sure where to share this but hopefully this is just a byproduct of the Cardinals dumb stadium breaking StatCast.

[Duke Silver]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-on-earth-happened-with-jake-arrieta/

Wasn't sure where to share this but hopefully this is just a byproduct of the Cardinals dumb stadium breaking StatCast.

This is, like, the very worst thread you could have chosen. Do you want him to die?

[Agony and Ivy]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-on-earth-happened-with-jake-arrieta/

Wasn't sure where to share this but hopefully this is just a byproduct of the Cardinals dumb stadium breaking StatCast.

This is, like, the very worst thread you could have chosen. Do you want him to die?

He could be dying. That's the point!

[UMFan83]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-on-earth-happened-with-jake-arrieta/

Wasn't sure where to share this but hopefully this is just a byproduct of the Cardinals dumb stadium breaking StatCast.

Supposedly Lester's velocity was down his first start as well. Cubs played into November last year and expect to be playing in October/November again, I could definitely see the coaching staff trying to get the pitchers to dial it back a bit in the early part of the season.

The part I don't like is him getting 1st pitch strikes less than half the time last night.

[Agony and Ivy]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-on-earth-happened-with-jake-arrieta/

Wasn't sure where to share this but hopefully this is just a byproduct of the Cardinals dumb stadium breaking StatCast.

Supposedly Lester's velocity was down his first start as well. Cubs played into November last year and expect to be playing in October/November again, I could definitely see the coaching staff trying to get the pitchers to dial it back a bit in the early part of the season.

The part I don't like is him getting 1st pitch strikes less than half the time last night.

I liked the breaking ball command though.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Even without the enormous blinking PitchFX/Statcast disclaimer, trying to read the tea leaves into single game numbers on velocity/movement/release point/etc is my least favorite form of analysis. I was really disappointed when I saw Sullivan wrote about Arrieta and then found out it was that stuff.

[David]

can't make this up

[bukie]

The Dodgers really do have a blistering rotation.

[Duke Silver]

can't make this up

lol

[Agony and Ivy]

Even without the enormous blinking PitchFX/Statcast disclaimer, trying to read the tea leaves into single game numbers on velocity/movement/release point/etc is my least favorite form of analysis. I was really disappointed when I saw Sullivan wrote about Arrieta and then found out it was that stuff.

It's only weird because it's our guy. Velocity readings are up everywhere except on balls he threw. I'm not super concerned since the stuff was still good and the Cardinals were shutdown but to pretend it's not at least a red flag is weird.

[David]

Even without the enormous blinking PitchFX/Statcast disclaimer, trying to read the tea leaves into single game numbers on velocity/movement/release point/etc is my least favorite form of analysis. I was really disappointed when I saw Sullivan wrote about Arrieta and then found out it was that stuff.

It's only weird because it's our guy. Velocity readings are up everywhere except on balls he threw. I'm not super concerned since the stuff was still good and the Cardinals were shutdown but to pretend it's not at least a red flag is weird.

[Agony and Ivy]

Even without the enormous blinking PitchFX/Statcast disclaimer, trying to read the tea leaves into single game numbers on velocity/movement/release point/etc is my least favorite form of analysis. I was really disappointed when I saw Sullivan wrote about Arrieta and then found out it was that stuff.

It's only weird because it's our guy. Velocity readings are up everywhere except on balls he threw. I'm not super concerned since the stuff was still good and the Cardinals were shutdown but to pretend it's not at least a red flag is weird.

That writeup says nothing different than anything else that's out there which is basically

It's one start so I'm not panicking at all, but I am more concerned over the drastically lower arm slot than the velocity.