Despite the trades that sent Sean Henry and Jose Castro to the Reds for Jeff Conine, the St. Lucie Mets clinched the division last night by defeating daytona last night 6-3.
Probably more people actually knew about carlos Gomez getting ejected after getting hit by a pitch last night, although Deolis Guerra, whom the Mets have stretched out as of late, was among the highlights last night, throiwng 5.1 innings of work, allowing three earned runs on seven hits, two strikeouts, and one walk.
The Florida State League playoffs being September 4th, when the Mets will take on Brevard County Manatees. Normally during the minor league playoffs, teams try and promote some of their top pitching prospects to get them playoff expierence. It’ll be interesting to see if they give their starters five days of rest and ultimately sacrafice a win or so. Eric Brown has pitched better as of late, and Guerra and niese deserve a shot. No one in the Savannah rotation really warrants a promotion at this point, although there’s a small chance Dylan owen gets a shot.
Filed under: Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Jonathan Niese, Jonathon Niese, Sean Henry, baseball, eric borwn, jeff conine, jose castro, mets, st. lucie mets
