Author: Charlie Susser

Reading Time: 2 minutes Going into the season, the New York Mets were deemed as a contender in the NL East, mostly due to their electric starting pitchers and their young core of hitters. Unfortunately, those expectations did not come to fruition.  The once deep starting pitching rotation was decimated by injuries (Noah Syndergaard), opt-outs (Marcus Stroman), inconsistency (Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha), and questionable roster moves from GM Brodie Van Wagenen (the trades of Jordan Humphreys and Kevin Smith). Currently, the only sure things in the rotation are Jacob DeGrom and rookie David Peterson.  The offense has not...

Reading Time: 2 minutes2020 hasn’t been kind to anyone, especially the New York Mets. The team has struggled with driving runs in, defense, base running, and, most of all, starting pitching.  Noah Syndergaard undergoing Tommy John surgery in March was just the start of the downfall. Later, Marcus Stroman hurt his calf and then decided to opt-out, which doomed the Mets even more. On top of that, starters Michael Wacha, Rick Porcello, and Steven Matz have all suffered heavily from inconsistency. As of the middle of August, the only sure things from the rotation have been reigning Cy Young...