Young Pitching Talent in the NL East

[nsacpi]

The Gnats are our current rivals. The Phillies might have one last hurrah left in them but are generally over the hill.

What I want to do here is start a discussion about the Mets and Marlins. I don't think they will contend in 2014. But how much of a threat do they pose beyond that.

They both have some great young pitching. The Mets have Harvey, Wheeler, Syndergaard and a few others. The Marlins have Fernandez, Eovaldi and some others. These are very high upside arms. Guys who you certainly don't want to face in a short series.

Beyond pitching and one great hitter (Wright and Stanton) both teams are quite weak. Their farm systems are not well stocked with high upside position players. Presumably the Mets have the financial resources to go out and sign some free agents to fill the gaps. But the Marlins strike me as having the smarter front office.

I think in both cases, their pitching is potentially so good that they could contend with just an average everyday lineup. And in the post-season of course that pitching could make an even bigger difference. Not in 2014. But imo as soon as 2015 we'll have to take those two teams more seriously.

[BRule]

Said this last year, if the Mets ever get some hitting & a bullpen.....with that POTENTIAL roto....they are going to be scary. Harvey - Wheeler - Syndergaard - Montero - Niese

[stpeteirish]

I guess Syndergaard was really impressive yesterday. Put him in the rotation with Wheller and a healthy Harvey in 2015 and the Mets can be a .500 team with their currently crappy roster, and they will almost certainly upgrade somewhere, so I'd be wary of them.

Marlins are worse. They had their young rotation basically all year last year and still sucked.

[nsacpi]

Marlins are worse. They had their young rotation basically all year last year and still sucked.

They gave up 395 runs in the first half and 251 in the second. That's a nice improvement.

Their lineup is just too weak this year, but they have a nice third base prospect in Moran. And their young outfielders should mature over the next year. Their big issue is how long they hold on to Stanton and what they get for him when they trade him.

They also have the #2 pick in this year's draft.

[BRule]

Fernandez/Turner/Eovaldi/Heaney along with Stanton/Moran/Marisnick is a pretty good start....if they spend money like they did with Reyes and everyone and stick with it, they could be dangerous but I have my doubts that will happen.

[AUTiger7222]

Fernandez/Turner/Eovaldi/Heaney along with Stanton/Moran/Marisnick is a pretty good start....if they spend money like they did with Reyes and everyone and stick with it, they could be dangerous but I have my doubts that will happen.

They also have Christian Yelich who's still a pretty highly touted prospect. The Marlins could be contenders in 2015.

[thewupk]

Fernandez/Turner/Eovaldi/Heaney along with Stanton/Moran/Marisnick is a pretty good start....if they spend money like they did with Reyes and everyone and stick with it, they could be dangerous but I have my doubts that will happen.

Will never happen. Their owner has proven that over and over again. All he cares about is profit.

[thethe]

Mets could be real good if both Smith/Nimmo progress. Nimmo looks a bit dicey right now but the pitching is all there. Even past the obvious (Harvey/Wheeler/Noah/Montero) they have a wave of additional arms.

[gilesfan]

Said this last year, if the Mets ever get some hitting & a bullpen.....with that POTENTIAL roto....they are going to be scary. Harvey - Wheeler - Syndergaard - Montero - Niese

Good thing the Marlins and Mets are both run by idiots. Obviously Harvey is great, but I dont think any great team is gonna have Wheeler as it's 2nd or 3rd best pitcher, I'm not a big fan of his. I think he'll be lucky to have a mid 3's ERA. There rotation will be solid, but not best in the division level. That rotation can't compete with Zimmermann/Stras/Gio/Fister/Detwiler or Teheran/Minor/Medlen/Beachy/Wood. Marlins aren't all that strong outside of Fernandez.

The young starting pitcher to watch out for in the NL East is Lucas Giolito.

[yeezus]

Good thing the Marlins and Mets are both run by idiots. Obviously Harvey is great, but I dont think any great team is gonna have Wheeler as it's 2nd or 3rd best pitcher, I'm not a big fan of his. I think he'll be lucky to have a mid 3's ERA. There rotation will be solid, but not best in the division level. That rotation can't compete with Zimmermann/Stras/Gio/Fister/Detwiler or Teheran/Minor/Medlen/Beachy/Wood. Marlins aren't all that strong outside of Fernandez.

The young starting pitcher to watch out for in the NL East is Lucas Giolito.

Knew it was a matter of time before giles brought up Giolito.
Fernandez is better than he is.
Overall I agree, I think how much talent the Mets have is being overblown. Syndergaard looks great, but who knows how great he'll actually end up being. Something something New York teams and media hype.

[gilesfan]

Obviously Fernandez has proven his talent on the big stage and is a far safer bet to be a cy young caliber pitcher. Same with Harvey. I just brought up Giolito bc I saw him throw recently and he may be overall the most talented of the bunch.(or at in the conversation) But, he's far far away and with young pitchers anything can happen. I recently read that BP gave him 80s for his fastball and curveball and a 70 for his changeup.

Either way, the talent on the Mets is overblown outside of Harvey.

[weso1]

We're doomed.

[zitothebrave]

The Mets are ran by idiots?

What wrong move have they made since Alderson took over?

Also Lol at bringing up a guy who hasn't even been to AA yet. Only harperfan.

[thethe]

I've heard/read nothing but great things about Giolito. As much as I don't want to agree with GF I think he is right.

[zitothebrave]

He hasn't gotten over A ball yet. Why the hell would you waste your time comparing him to a guy who would have won the Cy Young if he didn't go down with TJ, or the reigning ROY.

He has sick talent, that's great. You know who else had sick talent? Tommy Hanson, Brett Anderson, and Brian Matusz were all BA top 10 prospects recently. All have had injury/consistency issues. Talent gets you about 50% of the way there. They don't give out awards for the most talented player on the DL.

[gilesfan]

He hasn't gotten over A ball yet. Why the hell would you waste your time comparing him to a guy who would have won the Cy Young if he didn't go down with TJ, or the reigning ROY.

He has sick talent, that's great. You know who else had sick talent? Tommy Hanson, Brett Anderson, and Brian Matusz were all BA top 10 prospects recently. All have had injury/consistency issues. Talent gets you about 50% of the way there. They don't give out awards for the most talented player on the DL.

Bc the topic is young pitching in the NL East and Giolito is at the top end of talent. I pointed out how far away he is from the majors.

The talent gap between Hanson, Anderson, Matusz and Giolito is massive.

[gilesfan]

The Mets are ran by idiots?

What wrong move have they made since Alderson took over?

Also Lol at bringing up a guy who hasn't even been to AA yet. Only harperfan.

Off the top of my head playing John Buck over D'Arnaud. Screwing around with Harvey's injury. Letting Wheeler pitch down the stretch last year when there were clear signs of fatigue and/or injury. Signing Granderson

[nsacpi]

Compared to the other teams in this division, the Braves have good starting pitching depth but our pitchers don't quite have the upside of guys like Harvey, Fernandez, Strasburg or even a kid like Gioloto. Of course not everyone maxes out on their upside. And one of our players could surprise and become an ace. But it will be interesting to see how we do with the other teams in the division having some clear Cy Young candidates and our having none. I think we'll do fine. But now and then we are going to run into a buzz saw in the playoffs.

[zitothebrave]

Bc the topic is young pitching in the NL East and Giolito is at the top end of talent. I pointed out how far away he is from the majors.

The talent gap between Hanson, Anderson, Matusz and Giolito is massive.

Congrats, he's talented. But you're high if you think there's an insane talent gap between him and the guys listed. Or you're just a big believer in revisionist history. Or you just prefer your Nats players to other teams players.

[thethe]

Compared to the other teams in this division, the Braves have good starting pitching depth but our pitchers don't quite have the upside of guys like Harvey, Fernandez, Strasburg or even a kid like Gioloto. Of course not everyone maxes out on their upside. And one of our players could surprise and become an ace. But it will be interesting to see how we do with the other teams in the division having some clear Cy Young candidates and our having none. I think we'll do fine. But now and then we are going to run into a buzz saw in the playoffs.

IMO, Teheran doesn't take a back seat to anyone.