{"id":205179,"date":"2021-03-18T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jacob-barnes-starting-to-gain-success-in-mets-bullpen\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:21:30","slug":"jacob-barnes-starting-to-gain-success-in-mets-bullpen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jacob-barnes-starting-to-gain-success-in-mets-bullpen\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jacob Barnes starting to gain success in Mets’ bullpen"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Jacob Barnes starting to gain success in Mets’ bullpen<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Mets\u2019 batters had been among the first to point out how good Jacob Barnes was looking early in spring training, after they faced the reliever in live batting practice on the back fields in Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n

In his first two Grapefruit League game<\/a>s, that didn\u2019t exactly translate into results. Since then, however, opponents have started to see more of what Barnes\u2019 teammates had earlier in camp. Barnes tossed a second straight perfect inning of relief Wednesday in the Mets\u2019 3-2 loss to the Marlins.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe seemed tough to pick up, from watching the opposing batters\u2019 swings today,\u201d manager Luis Rojas said from Jupiter, Fla. \u201cStarling Marte\u2019s always comfortable at the plate and you saw him also taking some uncomfortable swings on his cutter\/slider. So he threw really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Mets claimed the right-handed Barnes off waivers from the Angels in October, hoping they could help him rediscover the success he had earlier in his career and he, in turn, could add a weapon to their bullpen. The 30-year-old struggled in his last two seasons, posting a 6.75 ERA in 50 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings split between the Brewers, Royals and Angels. But in three seasons before that in Milwaukee, Barnes had registered a solid 3.54 ERA with 153 strikeouts 147 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings.<\/p>\n

Before Grapefruit League games began, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner singled out Barnes as a pitcher who had stood out early in camp. The two had spent plenty of time in the offseason talking about Barnes\u2019 pitches and how they moved, with Hefner serving as something of a translator for analytics and how Barnes could use them to his advantage.<\/p>\n