Comments on: News: Pelfrey or El Duque http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: rustysribs http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115098 rustysribs Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:45:37 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115098 A couple of early season rainouts might help the situation too. A couple of early season rainouts might help the situation too.

]]> By: Nate W. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115065 Nate W. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:33:20 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115065 He's gone 3 innings, so I would think he could go 5 by then. It would be pen by committee with Sosa going as far as he can. Really, the only reasons not to use Pelfrey would be that they want him in AAA for a while, or that they have no one to take off the roster. It is most likely that Duque or Pelfrey make those starts on 4/12 and 4/19. He’s gone 3 innings, so I would think he could go 5 by then. It would be pen by committee with Sosa going as far as he can.

Really, the only reasons not to use Pelfrey would be that they want him in AAA for a while, or that they have no one to take off the roster. It is most likely that Duque or Pelfrey make those starts on 4/12 and 4/19.

]]> By: statnut http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115064 statnut Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:33:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115064 Throw a simulated game, have them pitch out of the pen that day. These are million dollar players, keeping them sharp shouldnt be that difficult. Not to mention, given that you know El Duque is going to miss time, it might keep him healthier. Throw a simulated game, have them pitch out of the pen that day. These are million dollar players, keeping them sharp shouldnt be that difficult. Not to mention, given that you know El Duque is going to miss time, it might keep him healthier.

]]> By: Nate W. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115062 Nate W. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:29:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115062 wait a minute, what does the 28th have to do with anything? wait a minute, what does the 28th have to do with anything?

]]> By: Nate W. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115060 Nate W. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:27:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115060 I’d be surprised and very disappointed if the team based who pitches on the 28th on seniority or contract. I’d be surprised and very disappointed if the team based who pitches on the 28th on seniority or contract.

]]> By: Another Matt http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115053 Another Matt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:14:56 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115053 Duque said it would take two years to recover from the surgery. Since he's the only one I've heard a comment from who's actually spoken to his doctors, I have to believe that. How is it selfish to forsake the road that guarantees he can't pitch this year for the one that gives him a chance to? He'd still have gotten his 6 mill if he had the surgery and never threw a pitch. Duque said it would take two years to recover from the surgery. Since he’s the only one I’ve heard a comment from who’s actually spoken to his doctors, I have to believe that.

How is it selfish to forsake the road that guarantees he can’t pitch this year for the one that gives him a chance to? He’d still have gotten his 6 mill if he had the surgery and never threw a pitch.

]]> By: Another Matt http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115050 Another Matt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:09:22 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115050 It won't be anything to go on whatever, since he'll be spotting his pitches not trying to win. I'd be surprised and very disappointed if the team based who pitches on the 28th on the result from Sunday. It won’t be anything to go on whatever, since he’ll be spotting his pitches not trying to win.

I’d be surprised and very disappointed if the team based who pitches on the 28th on the result from Sunday.

]]> By: Another Matt http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115048 Another Matt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:06:37 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115048 The $6 mil shouldn't come into the team's thinking at all. The only thing worse than wasting $6 mil on someone who doesn't pitch for the big club would be wasting on someone who loses a bunch of games. We're paying the money either way, it should be a purely baseball decision. Let's just hope Duque steps up and earns it, and I'm not ready to say he won't. Like Matt said, there's no need to rush to judgement yet. The $6 mil shouldn’t come into the team’s thinking at all.

The only thing worse than wasting $6 mil on someone who doesn’t pitch for the big club would be wasting on someone who loses a bunch of games.

We’re paying the money either way, it should be a purely baseball decision. Let’s just hope Duque steps up and earns it, and I’m not ready to say he won’t. Like Matt said, there’s no need to rush to judgement yet.

]]> By: MetsLv31 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115026 MetsLv31 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:28:01 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115026 Sosa has pitched 12 innings over 6 games. I don't know that there's time to "stretch his arm out" before we'd need him Sosa has pitched 12 innings over 6 games. I don’t know that there’s time to “stretch his arm out” before we’d need him

]]> By: MetsLv31 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115022 MetsLv31 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:24:23 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/19/news-pelfrey-or-el-duque/#comment-115022 True...my mistake True…my mistake

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