PORT ST. LUCIE — Seth Lugo is the king of spin rate. And that has spun open doors for him with the Mets.
Whether he makes it to the rotation or is used out of the bullpen in 2017, Lugo is ready for spring training like never before, and it all starts with his dynamic curveball.
On Aug. 30, the right-hander struck out Miami’s Xavier Scruggs swinging at a 1-2 curveball in the sixth inning. Statcast measured that curve at 3,498 rpm (revolutions per minute), which was the highest spin on a curveball it has tracked since the system was put into place prior to the 2015 season.