The Mets Need an Injection of Youth

The New York Mets had a solid first half. Things were going reasonably well, and clearly, management decided to bank on what they had. Javy Baez was their big deadline acquisition. Baez played in 10 games and was hitting .171 when he left with yet another injury. Francisco Lindor, who is in clear offensive decline as I’ve pointed out before, still isn’t close, so the Mets are now going with Jonathan Villar, and Kevin Pillar in big spots down the stretch, and they’re just backups, really good ones, but they can’t shoulder the load and as we all thought, this west coast swing has put a major dent in the Mets season. It’s not over, but management has done very little to keep this team going.

The Mets have a future star in Ronny Mauricio. He can play a good shortstop, and he’s starting to hit for power. His 6-3 frame is filling out; the Mets should forget about the financial implication, and they should call up the 20-year-old to see what he’s got. Remember when Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso got called up? The Mets need that same kind of energy because otherwise, this team looks dead as they play the better teams in baseball.

When you see headlines like this, it makes you wonder why Mets management is sitting on their hands.  Don’t wait for September; it may be too late, again, and the fan base won’t show up for games. They’re frustrated.

Mauricio could be brought up to show the others how much harder, and hungrier they can play. Maybe it gets Baez going, and talking to Lindor every day would be great for the kid. Do nothing, get nothing that’s where the Mets are at right now.

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Jeremy Hefner is the Mets MVP

One person Mets fans never complain about is Jeremy Hefner. He’s turned around Taijuan Walker, twice this year! So far, his 117 innings is more than he’s thrown since 2017, and he’s proving to be a solid starter again.

Lefty reliever Aaron Loup has his lowest ERA in his career. A 1.14 after 47 games is impressive. His 44 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings have been inspiring.

Righty reliever, Miguel Castro has a 3.38 ERA in 50 games. That’s the lowest in his career, and he could end up throwing a career number of innings too. Let’s see how that shakes out.

Don’t forget about rookie starter, Tylor Megill. He doesn’t even have a physical baseball card out there that I can see. He needs one, and hopefully, Topps will take care of that soon!

In his first 10 major league starts; the 6-7 starter has 54 strikeouts in 50 innings with a 1.16 WHIP. Breaking in at 25 isn’t normal but, it happens some start late, like Jacob deGrom. I’m not comparing the two, don’t get it twisted.

Megill has tossed two six-inning no-run games. His record is 1-2, but he’s been a revelation. Credit goes to him and Hefner, but if there was a pitching coach of the year award, Hefner would win it hands down.