http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/17/the-mets-want-joel-piniero/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 05:11:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/17/the-mets-want-joel-piniero/comment-page-1/#comment-12584 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:32:02 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2147#comment-12584 Lets see if another Latin acquirement is going to tank like the others.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/17/the-mets-want-joel-piniero/comment-page-1/#comment-12583 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:12 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2147#comment-12583 This guy has “BUST” written all over him, a perfect match for the Muts!

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/17/the-mets-want-joel-piniero/comment-page-1/#comment-12582 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:26 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2147#comment-12582 For about three months this year, Pineiro was–as the folks at Viva El Birdos so beautifully put it–possessed by the ghost of Christy Mathewson: he was a deadball pitcher, with nearly every batter putting the ball in play. No walks, no strikeouts, no home runs.
It didn’t last, but it was great fun for a while.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/17/the-mets-want-joel-piniero/comment-page-1/#comment-12581 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:06:16 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2147#comment-12581 Ah the mets, going after a guy who had a good year by cutting his walks by over 50%, HR by 50%, and lowest BABIP since ’03 with the Mariners.
What am I saying, go sign him Mets!
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1094&position=P
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pineijo01.shtml

]]>