Barry Zito changed his delivery to use his "lower body more" according to a late Friday night report on ESPN 1050 AM.  Former Yankee star and current Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti is reported going off the deep end.  The Mets were lucky they didn't sign this guy as his mechanics and durability were great but changing it could increase the likelihood of injury.  

Instead of changing his mechanics, Zito should work on his endurance as he sometimes tires too soon.  If Zito did sign with the Mets, his former pitching coach Rick Peterson would probably not approve from the change.  The Mets would have overpaid for a guy who is changing what got him there.                               

Once again, I have to say that losing out on the Barry Zito sweepstakes was not the end of the world. The Mets have the solid front part of the rotation and John Maine who was dependable in the must win game 6 and two other playoff starts, including NLDS Game 1. Perez of course is Russian roulette, but he did pitch amazing in must win Game 7 battling the unhittable Supran and when he is on, he is nasty.

If Glavine and El Duque stay healthy and Maine and Perez stay solid, the Mets have so many options for the back slot. Remember last year the entire opening day rotation went down at one point in the season or post season. At one point the Mets had Jose Lima pitching must win games against the Yankees and Randy Johnson. The rookies Mike Pelfrey and Philip Humber can compete for the 5^th slot with Chan Ho Park as well as a slew of others. If one of them doesn’t work, or someone goes down, someone else can fill the role, just like last year. If everyone stays healthy until July when Pedro comes back, the Mets can consider a six man rotation.

Pitchers do go down and the older pitchers, Glavine and el Duque, will need to miss a start here or there to stay sharp. The good news is that you have automatic slack built into the system when Pedro returns.

Would I have been happy to see Barry Zito in a Mets uniform, even with the change in delivery. Sure. Would I rather Pedro giving us 200 innings instead of 100 this year? Sure. But the Mets rotation is just fine for 2007.  It is no worse than last year and with Victor Z gone, you can argue it is better.

Posted by Steve in New York.

MLB

Monday, February 19, 2007 8:16:06 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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