Log Of Dominic Smith Missed Opportunities

As we have seen with Terry Collins, he is loathe to let young left-handed batters face left-handed pitching.  He did it time and again with Michael Conforto, but he did it under the auspices of the team trying to win.  Now?  The Mets are not trying to win anything.  They are trying to develop their young players so they are ready to win next year.

Despite the change in goals, Collins still sits his left-handed hitters against left-handed pitching.  You understand it somewhat with Brandon Nimmo as the team is also trying to get a good look at Juan Lagares.  With that said, there’s no reason why he is doing this with Dominic Smith.  Since Collins has done it more than once, it is time we begin tracking when Collins let Smith face a left-handed pitcher, and when he benched him.

Date  8/15/17
Score  5-2 Yankees
Situation  Top 9, one out
Pitcher  Aroldis Chapman
Result  Jose Reyes PH

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Date 8/16/17
Score 0-0
Situation Game Start
Pitcher Jaime Garcia
Result 0-3, K

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Date 8/18/17
Score 0-0
Situation Game Start
Pitcher Justin Nicolino
Result Benched for Wilmer Flores

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Date 8/20/17
Score 0-0
Situation Game Start
Pitcher Adam Conley
Result 0-3, 2K

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Date 8/21/17
Score 1-0 Diamondbacks
Situation 6th Inning, one out, one on
Pitcher Jorge De La Rosa
Result K

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Date 8/22/17
Score 0-0
Situation Game Start
Pitcher Patrick Corbin
Result Benched for Flores

Season Total: 0-7, 4 K