Down To The Wire
With only a couple of starts left to prove their worth, the Mets candidates for the fifth starter role are still trying to edge each other out. Unlike last season, when the likes of
David Cone,
Jason Middlebrook,
Mike Bacsik, and
Tommy Tammisimo all sucked big time, this year's group is making the decision difficult for a good reason. Here are their stats entering this weekend's games that could very well decide their fates for the start of the season.
METS POTENTIAL FIFTH STARTERS - 2004 SPRING TRAINING
IP ERA WHIP SO BB HR
Tyler Yates 14.0 0.64 1.00 7 3 0
James Baldwin 7.0 1.29 0.71 6 1 0
Scott Erickson 11.0 2.57 1.14 4 2 0
Aaron Heilman 17.1 3.64 1.15 19 4 4
Grant Roberts 19.1 3.72 1.34 16 9 1