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The New York Mets' starting rotation struggles continue as they face challenges with several pitchers. Newly-acquired Freddy Peralta and others have inconsistent performances, while Kodai Senga's ERA sits at 8.83.
Mets Rotation Remains A Work In Progress As Team Tries To Dig Out Of A Deep Hole
The New York Mets got rained out yesterday against the Colorado Rockies, and cynics might argue thatâs an improvement over having to watch the team play lately. The Mets have problems all over the field, and the starting rotation is one of them.
Consider the results to date. Newly-acquired Freddy Peralta has been average or slightly better so far, and he canât get through the sixth inning. Nolan McLean has been brilliant, but he struggles the third time through opposing lineups.
Clay Holmes has been mostly good and is perhaps the most consistent hurler in the group, but David Peterson and Sean Manaea have been demoted to the bullpen and Kodai Senga is seemingly one bad start from ending up there. McLean and Holmes have a combined ERA of 2.90, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, but Senga will go into one start in todayâs doubleheader with an ERA of 8.83.
âI think weâve seen flashes from Kodai,â said GM David Stearns. âWe havenât seen the consistency. So weâre banking on the flashes and continuing to get into the rhythm of the season. But we need some more consistency. Thereâs no question we need some more consistency.â
The Mets made some moves to sort all this out on Friday, sending Christian Scott back to the minors after his disastrous start against the last week. Starter Carl Edwards Jr. was brought up from Triple-A Syracuse to provide another arm in the bullpen and Peterson plan to put Peterson back in the rotation on Wednesday unless they have to use him in long relief before then.
The Mets' starting rotation is struggling with inconsistent performances from pitchers like Freddy Peralta and Kodai Senga, who has an ERA of 8.83.
Freddy Peralta has been average, while Nolan McLean has shown brilliance but struggles against lineups the third time through.
Kodai Senga's current ERA is 8.83, indicating significant struggles that could lead to his demotion to the bullpen.
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The Mets now have four starters or swingmen in the bullpen, according to DiComo, which is hardly ideal.
âI think itâs worked so far,â president of baseball operations David Stearns said. âI think weâve run into games or stretches where having that length out of the âpen has become really helpful for us in various capacities. I donât know how long we can keep it going, but itâs worked so far.â
The reality is that this is a failed gamble that could get worse before it gets better. Stearns relied on improvements in the front of the rotation from Peralta and a slightly more experienced McLean, but the gamble was on Holmes, Manaea and Peterson after all three strugglesd during the Mets second-half collapse last year. This is starting to look like a lost season for the Mets, and the back end of the rotation is one reason why.