Buried in Steve Cohen’s state-of-the-Mets press conference was his dismay over the underwhelming recent track record of developing pitchers.
Drafted in 2019, Matt Allan is continuing his recovery from his second Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in January.Before last season, the Mets hired Jono Arnold as the minor league pitching coordinator, and in November added Eric Jagers as the director of pitching development. Both oversee the Mets’ “pitching lab” in Port St. Lucie, Fla., that uses data and technology to evaluate pitchers.
“I think it’s gone unbelievable, but it’s not like you’re going to hire somebody one offseason and then have five major league prospects ready the next year,” Mets director of player development Kevin Howard said. “It takes a couple of years to develop, and I’m really happy with where our pitching is right now, so hopefully we’ll have some of those arms that are options for the big league team in the upcoming years.”.
The Mets hope their recently established pitching lab helps accelerate the development process for prospects such as Dominic Hamel.“Every team deals with injuries and trades, and we had some guys that were really exciting that have gone in some trades,” said Howard, who has spent the past two seasons overseeing the Mets farm system. “But I think we have plenty of talent left in the system and we continue to add some really interesting arms and talented pitchers every year in the draft.
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