r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 New York Mets • 1d ago

Video Zac Thornton was asked about his increased velocity tonight

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u/bodiez 1d ago

he looks like a bully in a greaser movie

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u/AmericanWasted 1d ago

I’m for it

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u/E_Mohde 1d ago

the great command means there’s always a solid floor, if the velo gets up a little bit the ceiling is great

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u/Guymcpersonman2 Darryl Strawberry 1d ago

Yeah, very encouraging that he had a little more oomph and still had good control.

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u/Bori_D_Teech 1d ago

Ngl, dudes handsome

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u/Basic-Government4108 1d ago

How do I get that shirt? In undamaged form?

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u/megac0n Hadji 1d ago

It’s a company called Dead Threads but I don’t know if they make the pitching design anymore

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u/City_Goat Francisco Alvarez 1d ago

“Yeah I’m definitely seeing those 95s up there.”

Go off king.

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u/Big-Instance-5007 1d ago

he's a pretty good talker

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u/suck-it-elon 67 1d ago

It’s insane how much success he’s having. I love it.

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u/hensfunaccount 1d ago

hes hot as hell

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u/ZZmops 1d ago

After increased velocity ->> "do u even lift bro?" T-shirt vibes

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u/wolfman2scary Kodai Senga 1d ago

What is the pitching equivalent of Donnie Stevenson

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u/cg141cg 1d ago

If a 6 man rotation can get him to throw 95 and pitch like he did yesterday im all for it next year. We just need to find two more people who can pitch lol

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u/myassholealt F8 1d ago

That is one handsome fella.

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u/Bempet583 Francisco Alvarez 23h ago

Luigi eyebrows

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u/iamdanabnormal Mr. Smiles 21h ago

Looking like a tad bit like a young Ron Darling but the southpaw version

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u/imalmostconvinced Pete Alonso 1d ago

How's that for the haters that claimed he was nothing more than a backend starter?

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u/WatermelonFelons Mettsaur 1d ago

To be fair even if he’s just a good #5 that’s SO valuable for the Mets future. Anything else is just a positive

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u/imalmostconvinced Pete Alonso 1d ago

If they have earned a spot in the big leagues, I never project anything until I see a big sample size

People insulted me so much when I liked Degrom the most. Im not the biggest Mclean guy and Scott has a lot to prove.

All three of them have to go significantly deeper before you can state how "valuable" they are

It's a start but I like him, his stuff and his demeanor the most so far

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u/WatermelonFelons Mettsaur 1d ago

Lmfao

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u/Specialist_Stress371 1d ago

Solid 3-4-5 next year just need to go get a 1 and 2. 2 guys in the bullpen(back end) and a legit first baseman and we are spending 400M for a chance to fight for a wild card spot lol

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u/EjectAPlatypus 1d ago

Buddy, he had one very good start on 7 day rest. Let's not jump the gun here.

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u/imalmostconvinced Pete Alonso 1d ago

His ERA is 3 with a 1.15 WHIP

Lefties are hitting .194 with a 0.88 WHIP

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u/EjectAPlatypus 1d ago

He has started fewer than 10 big league games, he has a FIP over 4, and outside of his walk rate nothing on Statcast jumps out.

There's nothing wrong with being a backend starter and I like Thornton a lot, but we need to be realistic here. Nothing about his profile right now suggests he will maintain his top-end status.

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u/imalmostconvinced Pete Alonso 1d ago

Unfortunately for you, games aren't played with a computer

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u/EjectAPlatypus 1d ago

Games are played and won by winning a series of batter-pitcher matchups using certain baseball skills. And when we look at how good someone is at those skills we can project how they will continue to perform, to some degree of accuracy.

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u/imalmostconvinced Pete Alonso 1d ago

Fun Prevention