Talk:Mets Need to Stand Pat/@comment-204.128.220.20-20060509110044

You talk about Bannister and Maine as if they&quot;re established, solid major league pitchers. As for Bell...The ninth-worst BABIP number is exactly why sabermetrically-inclined fans want the Mets to give him another shot. Fact is, there are many factors (defense, luck, etc) that go into giving up hits that aren&quot;t home runs (see Voros McCracken&quot;s DIPS research). So, while he&quot;ll likely give up a lot less hits, he&quot;ll probably continue to strike people out at a very high rate. That&quot;s not to say he can just step in for Heilman. But he can be a decent option in the &quot;pen, enabling Heilman to replace the godawful Jose Lima and the green John Maine.