No evaluation of the Mets is complete without a list of disappointments. While 46-40 at the break, the Mets have more to be happy about than not. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t laments.
Had everything broken right in the first half, the Mets could be sitting on top of the NL East.
Here’s what went wrong:
The struggling bullpen: Most of Sandy Alderson’s off-season tinkering was made with improving the bullpen in mind. Frank Francisco has pitched well enough, but is a house of cards. He’s coming off a strained oblique, so there are no guarantees in the second half. Set-up man Jon Rauch has also been hurt an ineffective.
Mike Pelfrey’s injury: Considering how well the Mets’ rotation has performed, is this a disappointment? You’d have to say yes, because a well-functioning Pelfrey should be worth at least five victories. Compounding the disappointment is the injury to Dillon Gee, which could keep him out the remainder of the season.
Dillon Gee’s injury: Gee will have surge...
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PLAYERS:
Sandy Alderson,
Frank Francisco,
Jon Rauch,
Michael Pelfrey,
Dillon Gee,
Miguel Batista,
Jason Bay,
Ike Davis,
Andres Torres,
Angel Pagan,
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
TEAMS: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
TEAMS: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
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