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jaa36 · 08-23-2018, 10:54 AM

We made it through spring training without any horrible injuries. Charles Bronfman Jr. expects us to stay respectable on the field. We're projected to finish 75-81 by the pundits. Not bad!

Despite our young "talent," we have no one listed in the top 100 prospects. Sergio Ortiz, a 19-year-old pitcher in the Marlins organization, is the top overall prospect.

We open the season with our ace Luke Weaver, our most expensive player at $9.1M, a 28-year-old right-hander who was 9-8 with a 4.10 ERA with the Cardinals last season. A.J. Puckett, Nabil Crismatt, Austin Gomber and Griffin Jax round out the rotation; all four of them have a slight amount of major-league experience, but less than three years combined among the four of them.

The bullpen is a relative strength, with closer Jeurys Familia (147 career saves) and setup men Jared Miller (3.00 ERA last year) and Andres Munoz (2.80). Richard Lovelady, our second-highest paid player ($1.9M) returns from a strained oblique in a few days and should provide a boost as well (3.34).

The lineup is... not great.
RF Kyler Murray (24, acquired by trading Keone Kela, looks like a good all-around player)
SS Emerson Jimenez (27, capable defensive shortstop who gets on base a bit)
LF Brandon Marsh (24, good corner outfielder with some speed and pop)
DH Chad Wesley Smith (24, good contact and power)
3B Miguel Andujar (27, decent third baseman with two years MLB experience, but hit just .201 last year)
1B Josh Bell (29, our most accomplished hitter, with three straight 20-homer seasons)
2B Brett Netzer (25, good defensive second baseman who can get on base)
CF Tirso Ornelas (22, fairly good all around, but has never played about High A)
C Jake Rogers (26, excellent defensive catcher but not much with the bat)

Murray, Jimenez, Marsh, Netzer and Ornelas are all making their MLB debuts!!

Weaver did not disappointment in the Expos' return to MLB, going six innings and allowing just two runs, but Noah Syndergaard struck out 10 over 7 1/3 innings as the Mets won 2-0. Emerson Jimenez had the first hit in Expos history- a triple in the first inning.

08-23-2018, 10:54 AM	#9
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,031	Opening Day 2022 We made it through spring training without any horrible injuries. Charles Bronfman Jr. expects us to stay respectable on the field. We're projected to finish 75-81 by the pundits. Not bad! Despite our young "talent," we have no one listed in the top 100 prospects. Sergio Ortiz, a 19-year-old pitcher in the Marlins organization, is the top overall prospect. We open the season with our ace Luke Weaver, our most expensive player at $9.1M, a 28-year-old right-hander who was 9-8 with a 4.10 ERA with the Cardinals last season. A.J. Puckett, Nabil Crismatt, Austin Gomber and Griffin Jax round out the rotation; all four of them have a slight amount of major-league experience, but less than three years combined among the four of them. The bullpen is a relative strength, with closer Jeurys Familia (147 career saves) and setup men Jared Miller (3.00 ERA last year) and Andres Munoz (2.80). Richard Lovelady, our second-highest paid player ($1.9M) returns from a strained oblique in a few days and should provide a boost as well (3.34). The lineup is... not great. RF Kyler Murray (24, acquired by trading Keone Kela, looks like a good all-around player) SS Emerson Jimenez (27, capable defensive shortstop who gets on base a bit) LF Brandon Marsh (24, good corner outfielder with some speed and pop) DH Chad Wesley Smith (24, good contact and power) 3B Miguel Andujar (27, decent third baseman with two years MLB experience, but hit just .201 last year) 1B Josh Bell (29, our most accomplished hitter, with three straight 20-homer seasons) 2B Brett Netzer (25, good defensive second baseman who can get on base) CF Tirso Ornelas (22, fairly good all around, but has never played about High A) C Jake Rogers (26, excellent defensive catcher but not much with the bat) Murray, Jimenez, Marsh, Netzer and Ornelas are all making their MLB debuts!! Weaver did not disappointment in the Expos' return to MLB, going six innings and allowing just two runs, but Noah Syndergaard struck out 10 over 7 1/3 innings as the Mets won 2-0. Emerson Jimenez had the first hit in Expos history- a triple in the first inning.