My expectation are too high for Mike Pelfrey...

I admit after his last outing when Mike Pelfrey gave up four runs in 5.2 innings on 11 hits and five walks, I was frustrated. Even after the game I had a conversation with another Mets fans and we both agreed that Pelfrey had taken a step back this year.But in reading an article by Brian Costa of the Star Ledger on Lance Broadway I realized that my expectations might be too high. Broadway was traded to the Mets for a back-up catcher, is having a horrible year in the minors and was called up as a last resort. What made me connect Broadway to Pelfrey, the 2005 draft (source Baseball Reference). A first-round draft pick (15th overall) of the White Sox in 2005, Broadway has pitched in only 19 major-league games over the past three seasons. And on Aug. 14, it was hard to envision him pitching in another one this year. source NJ.com Mike Pelfrey ( # 9) was the third pitcher selected in that year's draft and is arguably the most accomplished pitcher from that round. The two pitcher...