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Mets, Once in the Pitching Penthouse, Are Evicted Early

NY Times

By James Wagner

PHOENIX — Nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the identity of the Mets — the team with all those dynamic, young, hard-throwing pitchers — has been distorted beyond recognition.

Those pitchers are now either hurt or, too often, helpless. And as a result, the Mets, who going into this season seemed to have a shot at having the best, and deepest, rotation in baseball, instead had the worst E.R.A. in the major leagues — an unsightly 5.13 — going into Tuesday’s games.

It was not supposed to be like this.

Grim times for the Metsies, who just picked up Tommy Milone from the throw-away bin. He'll be a starter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/sports/baseball/new-york-mets-bad-pitching.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront