 Ok, guys, time to forget about the weekend from hell! It was like something from an Alice In Wonderland nightmare. Madness… pure madness. Now let’s take our frustrations out on the Orange Birdies! Tonight, our boys will hope to rebound against (RHP) Jeremy Guthrie (4-6 5.52 ERA) of the Baltimore Orioles. Here’s the skinny on Guthrie (Age 30)…
According to Mets.com,
“The struggles continued for Guthrie in his last outing. The right-hander fell to 4-6 on the season, allowing two home runs for an AL-worst 16 on the year. He pitched six innings, giving up six hits and striking out two.”
Per Wikipedia,
“On January 19, 2007, Guthrie was designated for assignment and was picked up by the Baltimore Orioles.
During the 2007 season, he became one of the best and most consistent pitchers in the American League, through June 21, ranking 2nd in ERA and allowing more than 2 earned runs in just 1 out of 10 starts. He was also 1st in the AL in WHIP.
After being called up to fill a spot in the Baltimore Orioles’ bullpen and then moving into the starting rotation, Guthrie enjoyed a breakout year in 2007. Through the end of July 2007, Guthrie had a 7-3 record in 17 starts to go with a sparkling 2.89 ERA and a 1.027 WHIP (second only to 2-time Cy Young award winner Johan Santana), albeit in only 124.7 innings of work. Guthrie’s rise to unexpected success in the first half of the season led to consideration for the American League’s Rookie of the Year Award.”
—Guthrie has never faced the Mets in his career.—Â
PitchFX Type & Velocity (2009) according to fangraphs,
Fastball – 57.5%, 93.3 MPH
Slider – 18.3%, 84.5 MPH
Changeup – 17.2%, 85.3 MPH
Curve – 6.3%, 76.7 MPH
2-Seam – 0.7%, 90.9 MPH
| Scouting Report | |
| Control: | 77 |
| K-Rating: | 49 |
| Efficiency: | 81 |
 Control: Walks compared to batters faced.
k-Rating: Strikeouts compared to batters faced.
Efficiency: Similar to WHIP, a higher rating for pitchers allowing less baserunners per inning pitched.
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Awards
2001 – 3rd team College All-American P
2002 – Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year
2002 – Stanford Regional MVP (College World Series)
2002 – 1st team College All-American SP
2002 – Pac-10 Conference All-Star P
  Salary History
| Year | Salary |  Rank  | Lg Avg |   Centile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | *300,000 | Â Â | 1716303 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | *300,000 | Â Â | 1825756 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | *327,000 | Â Â | 1937004 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | *380,000 | Â Â | 2923340 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | *770,000 | Â Â | Â | Â | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 650,000 | Â Â | Â | Â | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career: | Â Â $2,727,000 | Â Â estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 comments
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-1:55pm at 1:55 pm (UTC -4)
LET’S GO METS!!!! LGM LGM LGM LGM LGM
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:02pm at 2:02 pm (UTC -4)
I think we gotta very favorable matchup against their SPs this series. Have. To. Capitalize.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-2:06pm at 2:06 pm (UTC -4)
CAPITALIZE!
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
Can Cora play OF? He’s a tough out and would be a good #7 or #8 hitter.
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:00pm at 2:00 pm (UTC -4)
Cora played exactly 1 game in the OF and that was in 2005.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-2:03pm at 2:03 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah I just saw that… Maybe he can play 1B for awhile.. I know he only played couple games there too, but at this point he might be a better option than Tatis or Murphy.
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:21pm at 2:21 pm (UTC -4)
Then who would you put at SS? Valdez?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-2:36pm at 2:36 pm (UTC -4)
I meant to say when Reyes comes back…
GravediggerHebner
6/16/2009-1:59pm at 1:59 pm (UTC -4)
I like Guthrie. I’d like to see him as a back of the rotation guy on a good team (hint, hint).
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:01pm at 2:01 pm (UTC -4)
We drafted him back in 97. That really caught my eye. Albeit we didnt sign him.
dirtysanchez
6/16/2009-2:06pm at 2:06 pm (UTC -4)
guthrie is having a tough go of it this season…lets hope we can help our case for huff by knocking them further down in the AL east. LGM!
great scouting qnz
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:16pm at 2:16 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks, bro. Looking froward to scouting tomorrow’s pitcher, Uehara.
GravediggerHebner
6/16/2009-2:17pm at 2:17 pm (UTC -4)
He’s the John Smoltz of Japan, you’ll see for yourself.
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:22pm at 2:22 pm (UTC -4)
2009 John Smoltz or 1999 John Smoltz?
GravediggerHebner
6/16/2009-3:49pm at 3:49 pm (UTC -4)
I don’t want to give any more away. If you find his Japanese stats I think you’ll see what I’m getting at.
stickguy
6/16/2009-2:09pm at 2:09 pm (UTC -4)
Off topic rambling on the manager (guess I got Jerry on the brain. Maybe he can take a late night cab ride with Castillo?)
Anyway, Klapish (yeah, I know) has stirred the pot with speculation on Bobby V coming back. I’m thinking, why not?
Hey, sometimes you realize you made a mistake, and go back to correct it. Ever break up with someone, then reconcile when you realized you were really right for each other?
I still think Jerry has not been good this year, and if they don’t somehow turn into a well oiled, efficient winning machine, he will (and should) be gone. Bobby V. would certainly be the change of pace guy to shake things up.
And, regardless of how this season ends, there are going to be a lot of new faces (and if it ends bad, maybe a Whole lotta new ones!)
I think (hope, pray?) Castillo gets unloaded. Delgado should be gone. Probably a new OF (or 2). New catcher. Some new arms.
Why get all these new parts, then have Jerry bumble them up, and get Willie-fied mid season?
I could easily see the Mets starting new players everywhere but 3B, SS and CF vs. this years opener.
dirtysanchez
6/16/2009-2:13pm at 2:13 pm (UTC -4)
agreed stick. This team will have an opportunity to have a major facelift next season. I am afraid however that jerry will be given a pass no matter how this season ended due to the injuries he has had to manage through.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/16/2009-2:17pm at 2:17 pm (UTC -4)
I agree.
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:20pm at 2:20 pm (UTC -4)
Unless we make the playoffs, Castillo will be forever Heilmanized and should be unloaded in the offseason. I dont think Delgado’s option should be excercised and as far as Bobby V… I would love him back but as Dirty said, given the rash of injuries, and the fact that the Mets are still competitive(not for long, unless they pull for a bat), he’ll be back for 2010. IMO
darknova306
6/16/2009-2:37pm at 2:37 pm (UTC -4)
Delgado’s option? I thought we already excercised his option this offseason to bring him back. Does he have another option in his contract?
dirtysanchez
6/16/2009-2:47pm at 2:47 pm (UTC -4)
na we excercised it for this season..he is a FA after this year is done.
QnsNative718
6/16/2009-2:50pm at 2:50 pm (UTC -4)
Whoops, youre right.
sabermetrician
6/16/2009-2:23pm at 2:23 pm (UTC -4)
I’ve met Guthrie. He’s a pretty cool dude. Very laid back. He talked about his meeting with Steve Phillips prior to serving his Mormon mission.
mrose
6/16/2009-3:32pm at 3:32 pm (UTC -4)
what did everyone think about the new NL East Series preview feature on nleastchatter.com? It needs work..but just curious
Mr North Jersey
6/16/2009-3:46pm at 3:46 pm (UTC -4)
I like you show the pitching match ups for the series and a brief description but maybe the way the information is laid out could be better possible using tables.
mrose
6/16/2009-3:50pm at 3:50 pm (UTC -4)
you are right..this one was a thought literally this morning when I woke up..next one will be better put together
GravediggerHebner
6/16/2009-3:57pm at 3:57 pm (UTC -4)
I’m very happy to find that info all on one page. Previously when I wanted to keep track of our division foes upcoming series I had to click like mad all over mlb.com and wait forever for their slow load times. Now I get the glimpse into their respective series that I want in one click!