Note: Jenrry Mejia is Rising Up
In yesterday’s 4-3 loss to the Marlins at Tradition Field, Jenrry Mejia pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief of Jon Niese, allowing no hits and no walks while striking out four, including the first three batters he faced.
…rarely do i get excited about an individual performance during spring training, but i don’t think there was anyone out there who didn’t get excited by Mejia’s performance, including himself…even though it was only a March 5 game during Spring Training, Mejia was filthy and totally awesome…there are a lot of individual performances which might look like his in the boxscore, but this performance, in my mind, goes beyond the boxscore…he looked poised, locked in, and like he knew what he was doing out there, and for someone of his age and stature, it’s not often we see that, and it’s very encouraging and promising to see that from Mejia at this stage of his career…
Mike Puma of the New York Post says the Mets might have to seriously consider a roster spot for Mejia come Opening Day, as Jerry Manuel told reporters “If we continue to see that, we’ll have to have some strong conversations…”
…while his performance was phenomenal yesterday, i do have reservations with bringing Mejia to the majors right now…he is still so young, and he has had control problems thus far, outside of yesterday of course…in addition, he is projected to be a starter, and i worry about putting him in the bullpen and changing the routine…that said, he could just be a phenom and might have the ability to make adjustments like that on the fly, so who knows, and if that’s the case, i’d gladly stand corrected…
Regarding Manuel’s comparison of Mejia to Mariano Rivera last week, Mejia said:
“When I saw that in the paper, I said, ‘Whoa, Mariano what?’”
For more on Mejia, check out the New York Post here.
