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PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Max Kranick was anything but pleased with the direction his career was headed when he was designated for assignment by the Mets and went unclaimed early last season.<\/p>\n
Outrighted back to Triple-A Syracuse, he was determined to follow his own path.<\/p>\n
\u201cI showed up at Syracuse pissed off at the world,\u201d Kranick said Saturday before the Mets beat the Marlins 7-3. \u201cI was of the mindset I was going to figure things out on my own and that did not go well.\u201d<\/p>\n
In spring training with the Mets for a second straight season, the 27-year-old has emerged as a contender for a bullpen job. <\/p>\n
His fastball has been crisp this spring, popping in the 97-98 mph range, and the results have followed.<\/p>\n
On Friday he worked 1 \u00b2\/\u2083 scoreless frames against the Nationals, showing team brass his ability to enter during an inning. In seven innings over four appearances this spring, he\u2019s recorded eight strikeouts without surrendering an earned run.<\/p>\n
After struggling upon his return to Syracuse last year, Kranick (who pulled a hamstring in spring training that led to him beginning the season on the IL) finally agreed to let the organization\u2019s assistant pitching coordinator, Grayson Crawford, design a plan for him.<\/p>\n
Kranick, after initial displeasure that he had been moved from starter to reliever, began to thrive.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Crawford] was like, \u2018I am going to give you a couple of drills to do, we are going to look up in 4-6 weeks, and if things aren\u2019t headed in the right direction, then of course we can change and pivot off of that, but let\u2019s trust our plan,\u2019 \u201d Kranick said. \u201cAnd it seemed every month I gained another mph. I was 98 [mph] at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
For his work, Kranick was rewarded with a spot on the wild-card roster against the Brewers to give the team a fresh arm after others had been exhausted in the final regular-season games. <\/p>\n
Kranick did not pitch in the series, but felt as though he had been noticed.<\/p>\n
The Mets now have at least one bullpen vacancy to start the season, and Kranick is part of the discussion from a group that also includes names such as Huascar Brazob\u00e1n, Tyler Zuber and Danny Young.<\/p>\n
\u201cMax started this process in the middle of the year last year,\u201d pitching coach Jeremy Hefner said. \u201cWhen he got taken off the roster it kind of opened his eyes a little bit and he\u2019s taken an opportunity to get back to who he was, to his roots, and credit to Grayson Crawford last year to get his velocity back up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kranick\u2019s multiple-inning potential \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Butto has succeeded in such a role \u2014 is also intriguing to Hefner.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got some starter in his history and we don\u2019t want to lose that because I think there is some value there,\u201d Hefner said. \u201cHe can get lefties and righties out, so having the ability to do that is extremely valuable to him and us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kranick, a Scranton, Pa. native, began his career with the Pirates before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for 1 \u00bd seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I just got hurt at the wrong time,\u201d Kranick said of his Pirates tenure, which lasted all of 11 appearances in 2021-22. \u201cThe opportunity was going to be there in 2022, and then I blew out my elbow and missed the second half and with the horses they had coming up, I got pushed out. I just didn\u2019t really hit that window.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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