At the start of June, the Mets looked like also-rans in the National League playoff picture. They followed up a 9-19 showing in May with a pair of losses to begin June, but have since turned things around in dramatic fashion, going 16-6 over their past 22 games. Manager Carlos Mendoza’s squad is still a game under .
500 and has minimal hope of catching the best-in-MLB Phillies (55-29), who lead the NL East by a margin of eight games over the Braves and 13.5 over New York. However, at 40-41, the Mets are only two games out of the final National League wild-card spot.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that as things stand right now, the Mets are approaching the July 30 deadline with an eye toward adding to the team. President of baseball operations David Stearns tells Heyman that the bullpen, specifically, is an “area of the team we’re going to continue to monitor.” Mets relievers rank 14th in the majors with a 3.
77 earned run average. Both their 3.73 FIP and 3.
47 SIERA rank more favorably among MLB clubs, and the Mets’ bullpen leads all of baseball with a 26.8% strikeout rate. They’re not without their flaws, however.
The bullpen in Queens has a 10.5% walk rate that ranks as the fifth-worst in MLB. The Mets also just lost righty Drew Smith to probable Tommy John surgery, and they’ve had an uneven season from closer Edwin Diaz .
The Mets’ $102M closer posted a 5.40 ERA in 20 innings before landing on the injured list due to a shoulder impingement, returned .
