{"id":23459,"date":"2020-07-08T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-steven-matzs-vow-kept-him-ready-for-crucial-mets-role\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:30:00","slug":"how-steven-matzs-vow-kept-him-ready-for-crucial-mets-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-steven-matzs-vow-kept-him-ready-for-crucial-mets-role\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Steven Matz\u2019s \u2018vow\u2019 kept him ready for crucial Mets role"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How Steven Matz\u2019s \u2018vow\u2019 kept him ready for crucial Mets role<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 8, 2020 |<\/span> 3:30pm <\/p>\n

\n Steven Matz can actually consider this as spring training 3.0.<\/p>\n

His first camp came in February and March with the rest of his Mets teammates, but was suspended by the coronavirus outbreak. Then there was the camp of sorts in which Matz participated at home in Nashville, Tenn., with players such as James McCann, Logan Forsythe, Adam Duvall, Lance Lynn, Phil Gosselin, Jacob Stallings and teammate Brad Brach, all of whom live nearby.<\/p>\n

Matz credits those workouts for his arriving to Citi Field last week ahead of where he would be normally. In his first simulated game<\/a> on Monday, the left-hander threw three innings. By the time this 60-game season begins on July 24, he expects to be at full strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was kind of my mindset all along, when this thing got shut down,\u201d Matz said Wednesday at Citi Field. \u201cI felt like we would be back together at some point, so me and [Brach] kind of made a vow to each other, like we\u2019re going to be available to each other because we\u2019re in the same area and [White Sox catcher] James McCann was awesome.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was out there twice a week for us catching bullpens and simulated games, so in my mindset I wanted to be ready to come in and throw five innings. I threw three innings the other day, so I feel like a lot of guys stayed in good shape and we\u2019ll be ready to rock when the season comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Steven Matz during a simulated game Monday at Citi Field.<\/span>Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matz\u2019s importance to the team increased in March, when Noah Syndergaard was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament that necessitated Tommy John surgery. Matz at the time was a possibility to share a rotation spot with Michael Wacha \u2013 the Mets had six starters for five spots \u2013 but now is cemented into a rotation that also includes Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and Rick Porcello.<\/p>\n

Matz went 11-10 last season with a 4.21 ERA, reaching 30 starts for the second straight year. He\u2019s now working to receive better results with his curveball.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main worry is the feel of everything and consistency of stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cI have been messing around with different grips, on different pitches, I have been throwing a slower curveball and harder curveball. I was throwing to hitters once a week for four innings or so and so I really was able to tinker with a lot of different grips and different stuff, so all that just gave me a better feel for what I was doing out there. I think that\u2019s the biggest thing, is having that comfortable feel on the mound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ideally, Matz would throw four innings in his next simulated game and then boost that total beyond five in his next two app<\/a>earances.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing him for the couple of innings he threw the other day he looks really good,\u201d manager Luis Rojas said. \u201cHe looks like he did exactly what he was told and what he was communicating to everybody. Let\u2019s say we\u2019re in a good place, for the next start and the next start until we see the pitch count and the length he can be out there for a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

With safety measures in place that focus mainly on social<\/a> distancing, Matz says he\u2019s confident this season will happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way it has been handled over here, I feel with these protocols we have got I feel that everybody is pretty safe from my point of view,\u201d Matz said. \u201cThe Mets did a great job of everybody putting their heads together and seeing how this thing could work. With seeing how things are going on here, I feel pretty optimistic.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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