All in all, it was a good debut for Bobby Wahl, who the Mets acquired as a part of the Jeurys Familia trade last month, as he retired the only two batters he faced in his first appearance as a Met on Thursday night. Wahl relied largely on his fastball, touching 98 with the pitch, but complemented it with a put-away slider. Here he is fooling Johan Camargo with that slider – nasty!



I’m (understandably) high on Wahl – his crazy-high strikeout rates from the minors and improved control put him atop my list of best potential Mets closers in my article from last week. Wahl got only a passing mention, but now that he’s with the team, it’s time to put him under the microscope. Pitching in a lost season, Wahl has the chance to build his case as the Mets’ closer of the future, brick by brick.



Let’s talk about Wahl’s projections – Steamer projects him for a 3.19 ERA, a 12.0 K/9, and a 4.5 BB/9 for the rest of this...