In his first start in roughly two years, New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo threw three perfect innings against the Marlins on Tuesday while striking out five in the Mets' 3-0 loss. Lugo, who has yet to be stretched out as a starter, was held to just a 39 pitches in the contest. Lugo has been dominant as a reliever over the past few seasons with a 2.68 ERA since the start of 2018, but the Mets are in dire need of help in the rotation due to a rash of injuries as well as ineffective starts by ...

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will be held to a 60-pitch pitch count on Tuesday, according to manager Luis Rojas. The Mets are working to stretch Lugo out after the team suffered a rash of losses to their pitching staff, but Tuesday will be Lugos first start since 2018, and he didnt throw more than 45 pitches in any of his 61 appearances last season. Lugo has been dominant as a reliever over the past few seasons with a 2.68 ERA since the start of 2018, including a 2.61 mark in nine ...

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will start for the Mets on Tuesday in the second game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins. Lugo will remain in the starting rotation indefinitely. Lugo has historically been much more effective out of the bullpen. As a relief pitcher, Lugos career ERA is 2.53 against a career ERA of 4.06 as a starter. As a result of the wide difference, the Mets had opted to primarily utilize Lugo as a reliever for the past two seasons. The current decision to move Lugo ...

The New York Mets and Miami Marlins have had their contest Thursday postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Mets organization. One player and one staff member with New York has tested positive so far, which likely means that there are more cancellations to come for the Mets over the weekend. The clubs starting rotation was in shambles entering play Thursday with former closer Seth Lugo set to start; now, the Mets will presumably have time to reshuffle their staff, although the scope...

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will start for the Mets on Thursday against the Miami Marlins and remain in the starting rotation indefinitely. Manager Luis Rojas said the plan is to stretch Lugo out and keep him in the rotation following Thursday's start. Lugo has historically been much more effective out of the bullpen. As a relief pitcher, Lugos career ERA is 2.53 versus a career ERA of 4.06 as a starter over 31 starts. As a result, the Mets have opted to primarily utilize Lugo as a reliever...

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo may move into the starting rotation with the Mets struggling to fill the holes in their rotation. An extremely effective relief pitcher, Lugo has been considerably less effective as a starting pitcher over his MLB career. Lugos ERA rises from 2.53 as a reliever to 4.06 as a starter (31 starts) for his career, and his K:BB drops nearly 1.5 full points to 3.07 as a starter. Manager Luis Rojas was non-committal when discussing Lugos potential move on Tuesday so its ...

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo converted his third save of the season on Sunday in the Mets' 4-2 win over the Marlins. Lugo was called on to pitch the ninth inning and allowed just one walk and struck out one in his one inning of work. On the season, Lugo boasts a 2.00 ERA, a 0.56 WHIP, and has nine strikeouts in nine innings pitched. The Mets have employed a closer-by-committee due to Edwin Diaz's struggles. That said, while it still is a fluid situation, it appears that Lugo is ...

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo earned his first save of the season on Monday in the Mets 7-4 win over the Red Sox. Lugo pitched the final inning and one-third allowing no hits, no walks and striking out one. Lugo typically can't pitch on back-to-back days and as a result, it is likely Mets manager Luis Rojas stuck with Lugo in the ninth inning given that he would be unavailable on Tuesday. Lugo primarily works as a set up man to closer Edwin Diaz. However, Diaz already has one blown ...

Using a reliever to improve your fantasy squad's ratios has become a trendy strategy, but this author doesn't really get the hype. Sure, it's great if you correctly identify which middle reliever will suddenly morph into a strikeout stud with a microscopic ERA, but it seems like the kind of strategy that requires hindsight to work properly. Worse still, vulture wins contribute a lot of a reliever's value, and those are completely unpredictable even if you target the right arm.Of course, there ...

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo (toe) is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut on Monday against the Miami Marlins. Lugo has worked his way back from a fractured left pinkie toe suffered earlier this spring. Based on the progress he has made since the injury, it appears Lugo will be ready to go by Opening Day, barring any setbacks. Lugo is expected to serve in a setup role to closer Edwin Diaz in 2020. As a setup man, Lugo does not have much appeal in leagues that do not reward ...