Week Fourteen Recap (9-5): Winning is just more fun, but..

ATLANTIC CITY SHARKS            391
NEW YORK METROPOLITANS   289


Lineup moves:  Off day waiver wire pickups did nothing.  Literally.  They posted a cumulative zero.  Josh Harrison injured again added Christian Yelich.  Overall, the group posted an uninspiring 177.

Pitching moves:  Waiver wire picks were awful this week as starters posted a combined 2-7 record.  Bullpen picked up the slack for the most part with 16 saves as the group overall posted a pedestrian 214.

Conclusion:  Its time to take a hard look at the roster design and perhaps make a few tweaks.  King Felix has been severely up and down and in a week like this one, if he would have pitched poorly, your looking at a possible 40 point swing.  Perhaps adding another frontline (or number #2) talent to the pitching staff might offset a poor week from the King.

Adding another starter, however, will limit roster flexibilty and really cut down on off day lineup opportunities.

Food for thought.


SOME Names to consider adding to the rotation:

Aaron Nola - he's been as advertised in the minors and should be pitching in the Bank any day now.  Might be worth a look his first time through the league.

Lance McCullers - another rookie, but this guy has frontline starter stuff and is playing for what looks like a division champ.  Lots of K's.  Check.  Good shot at the W.  Check and check.

Louis Severino - this guy is going to be great.  96+ fastball with crazy movement and a swing and miss combo of change and curve.  Cashman has been quoted as saying this guys "untouchable" so I'm thinking with all of the Yankees starting pitching problems, he very well could be pitching in the bigs this year.

Stephen Matz - if he's still available, this big left-hander might be the best of that group of young, fireballing starters the Mets are collecting.  Oh, did I mention he's a left-hander and pitching in Citi-Field.