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New York Mets Spring Training Travel Vlog

The vlog is up and ready of my first day down in Spring Training to catch up on the Mets as they prepare for the 2018 season.



Recap:
Port St. Lucie, FL -- The New York Mets dropped their fourth game in their last five in Spring Training with a 7-3 loss to the Washington Nationals at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie on Sunday. However the biggest story of the day had to be another tough day at the office for left-hander Steven Matz.

Matz couldn’t get out of the first inning as he gave up five runs on five hits over two-thirds of an inning, with the biggest hit of the day against Matz coming on a two-run single by 24-year old catcher Pedro Severino.

The biggest problem for Matz this spring has been control and consistency. He walked two batters on Sunday, and has walked four and struck out only one in 1-2/3 innings of work.

Considering Matz is coming off an injury plagued season in 2017 that saw him pitch to a career high 6.08 ERA, some are going to point to these two starts as a major red flag – perhaps opening the door for a wider competition for a rotation spot that could include the likes of Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo.

So far this spring, Lugo has pitched well in two appearances and one start; he owns a 1.80 ERA over five innings. Gsellman looked real strong in his first start against the Marlins on February 25, blowing away hitters with his changeup and fastball, but, he struggled a couple days ago against the Astros, allowing three runs in his third and final inning of work against the World Champions.

Right now it is all about confidence for Matz, and he is clearly searching at this point.

Meanwhile, the Mets did have a couple of good moments in their loss to Washington. Jay Bruce hit his first home run of the spring in the bottom of the first inning, and Todd Fraizer connected on his first Met home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

For Bruce he has really hit the ball well this spring considering he came into camp bothered by plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Since coming off the injury, Bruce has three hits in eight at bats, a .375 batting average, with two extra base hits. Clearly the foot issue is well behind Bruce at the moment.


From Port St. Lucie, Florida, I’m Michael Cohen 

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