Today the Mets fell to the Yankees 4-0, and lost the weekend series to the Yankees, leaving the subway series in a tie for the season (box score/wrap). All I'm going to say about this is that Sabathia was great, and Johan had a bad inning where he gave up another homer. Johan is giving up too many bombs, and the Mets as a team give up WAY too many grand slams...I don't get it.
That being said, it's not a loss worth dwelling on, and now the team has to get ready for their second consecutive match up against an ace, when Justin Verlander and the Tigers come into town Tuesday. Jon Niese will go Tuesday night for the Mets...
Now for the other news...
According to Metsblog, here, Jenrry Mejia has been sent down to double-A with the intention of being stretched out into a starter. In the same post, Cerrone forwards a report from Adam Rubin, here, that Bobby Parnell will be the call-up to replace Mejia on the roster.
In his post on Metsblog, Matt Cerrone states his opinion on the topic, "about time". I am in complete agreement with him. To me, Mejia should have been sent down a long time ago. He has NOT been used in clutch situations, and that was the whole point of him being up in the first place. He's more valuable to the Mets as a potential starter than he is being used once every 3-4 games in the 'pen like he has been used lately. Mejia has only made 6 appearances in the month of June, including today. It's June 20th...
Some might complain that he was one of our better options in the 'pen and this decision gives up on the now. But Mejia hasn't really been used in important situations, that honor has gone to Dessens and Feliciano. So is it worth keeping a middle reliever on the roster and keeping him from being more?
Although I'd rather see Mejia in the game than Igarashi and Valdes, I still think this was the right decision. And worst case scenario, if he doesn't become the starter people think he will, then he can always be come back to the 'pen. To me, if you have talent like that and you think he can be a good starter then you HAVE to try it. Mejia is only 20 years old, it won't ruin his development to send him down and try to get the most out of him. If it doesn't work out, he can always come back as a reliever...
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Seems like we all agree... I would feel differently I suppose if Mejia was being used as the 8th inning guy or even the 7th inning man. As a mop up reliever there was no reason to keep him up this long....
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