The Hot Stove Season is underway, and already we have a flurry of buzz and rumors. One whirlwind post from Adam Rubin is chock full of information (or misinformation, take your pick), which I’ll break down here.
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2009 Analysis: Tim Redding
When the Mets signed Tim Redding in the second week of January 2009, he immediately assumed the #4 spot in the starting rotation. Saying that now seems preposterous, but at the time, that’s where he fit in — even if it was by default.
Because at the time — January 9th to be exact — the Mets were still scrambling to fill out their rotation behind Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, and an injured John Maine. The Redding signing came two weeks before Freddy Garcia (!) was inked to an incentive-based deal and almost a month before Oliver Perez realized no one else was going to sign him (though the Mets were happy to bid against themselves in the process).
Sit back and think about that for a moment: as of Groundhog Day, and 11 days before pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, Tim Redding was the Mets’ #3 starter
Mets Game 159: Loss to Nationals
Nationals 7 Mets 4 The season cannot end soon enough. The Mets had a two-zip lead early, the Nats fought back with a run, the Met answered with an insurance run, the Nats got another run, and the Mets answered yet again with an insurance run. So in the bottom of the ninth, Francisco Rodriguez … Read more
Game 154: Win Over Marlins
Mets 6 Marlins 5 If this were 1960, the season would be over — and the Mets would have finished on a high note. Instead, we have eight more games to muddle through, and can only hope our favorite team can keep the excitement quotient at this level. Through the first four frames, it looked … Read more
Mets Game 149: Nationals
Mets 3 Nationals 2 Some days you have it, some days you don’t. On this particular afternoon, Tim Redding had it — he brought his “A” game. Spotting his sinker at the knees, on both corners of the plate, and mixing in a sharp slider and occasionally well-behaving curveball, Redding stymied the Nats bats through … Read more
Mets Game 144: Loss to Phillies
Phillies 1 Mets 0 Well, at least they weren’t swept. Though, they were mathematically eliminated from winning the NL East (the Mets are now 20 games behind the Phillies with 18 games left to play). Tim Redding continued his remarkable ability to mystify the most powerful offense in the National League, holding the Phillies to … Read more
Mets Game 138: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 4 Mets 2 Tim Redding is trending back to the mean. Redding followed up two straight stellar, near-seven-inning starts with a more typical 5-inning, 100-pitch, four-run effort against the Fish. In other words, an average outing for the Rochester righthander. Two two-run homers — one by Hanley Ramirez and the other by Cameron Maybin … Read more
Mets Game 133: Loss to Rockies
Rockies 5 Mets 2 Tim Redding gave the Mets a stellar 6 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs on seven scattered hits and one walk. However, he was up against a buzzsaw in Ubaldo Jimenez, who handcuffed the Mets through eight innings and also allowed only 2 runs, on five hits. The tie was broken … Read more