Pelfrey working on sinker: Mets SP Mike Pelfrey wasn't happy with his season last year and has been working hard this offseason. He told the New York Daily News on Thursday that he's trying to recover his sinker -- a pitch that he thinks is crucial to his season. “Huge,” he calls it. “I had a good year in 2010 (when he was 15-9 with a 3.66 ERA). So this year becomes even more important. I’m a firm believer that you get out of it what you put into it and I’ve worked my tail off, cleared my head and analyzed. I feel like I’m throwing the ball great right now. It’s definitely an important year for me.” (Updated 02/09/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Pelfrey gave up 12 homers in 204 innings in 2010, but was tagged for 21 homers in 193 2/3 innings last year. “Last year, it got to the point where it just wasn’t moving and I can’t necessarily explain why," Pelfrey said. "It disappeared, but I’ve been throwing and there’s more action on the ball now.” Pelfrey seems focused and could be ready for a bounce-back year, which is especially critical, given that the fences have come in at Citi Field. Fantasy owners should keep tabs on him during spring training and consider him a late-round choice in deeper leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 02/09/2012).
09/20/2011 23:56 Cardinals top Mets, stay 2 1/2 behind Braves for WC
Pinch-hitter Ryan Theriot hit a a go-ahead double with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals came back to beat the New York Mets 11-6 Tuesday night.
The Mets aren't completely sold on Mike Pelfrey. They toyed with making him a closer late last season and considered giving up on him entirely this offseason. But for all his shortcomings, he is a steady contributor in one category: innings. He has thrown at least 180 over the last four seasons, averaging 195 2/3 during that stretch, and for a rebuilding team like the Mets, which has so few certainties in the starting rotation, those innings count for something. Unfortunately, if they're sure to be mediocre, they're not much good to Fantasy owners, especially given the increase in high-end pitchers over the last couple seasons. Pelfrey has been a viable mixed-league option in the past, winning 13 games with a 3.72 ERA in 2008 and 15 games with a 3.66 ERA in 2010, but his career-best in WHIP is only 1.36, which isn't good enough for a non-strikeout pitcher. Maybe if Pelfrey played for a team like the Yankees or Red Sox -- one with the offensive firepower to give him 15-17 victories just by accumulating innings -- he'd be worth your while, but on the rebuilding Mets, he's a long shot to win even a dozen games. With a step forward unlikely in his age-28 season, Pelfrey is an option better left for NL-only formats. (Updated 1/11/12)
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