By Mike Phillips | April 9, 2021 3:21 pm
It may be only four games into the season but it is never too early to make some observations about the New York Mets. A 2-2 record is just fine after four games, but the Mets still have issues to work through. While most fans and media will focus on the team’s poor performance with runners in scoring position, the bigger concern may be the Mets’ bullpen.
Despite carrying eight relievers to start the season, manager Luis Rojas has shown through his actions that he only really trusts three guys: Miguel Castro, Trevor May and Edwin Diaz. Castro and May have worked the seventh and eighth innings in three of the four games that the Mets have played thus far, all games that were close. Each man had some issues, with May imploding in the eighth inning of the Mets’ Opening Day loss while Castro gave up a run in the seventh inning on Tuesday.
Even if those two stabilize alongside Diaz, who has looked sharp as the Mets’ closer since the middle of last season, that leaves just three relievers in the bullpen that Rojas feels confident in over the course of a 162-game season. The return of Seth Lugo next month will help but the usage patterns Rojas has established early on won’t be sustainable if only those four get big outs for the Mets.
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