The New York Mets' starting pitching rotation, initially perceived as a significant weakness, has defied expectations. Despite injuries to key players like Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas, and the absence of notable names, the rotation boasts the lowest ERA (2.27) in Major League Baseball (MLB) through 30 games.
This performance is significantly better than the second-best National League team (Cincinnati Reds, 3.32 ERA). While acknowledging the unlikelihood of maintaining this level of performance over a full 162-game season, the Mets' pitching staff has exceeded even their own internal projections. The team initially anticipated being 'good enough', but not to this extent.
The Mets rotation was supposed to be their big weakness. That’s what we were told. Or rather, that’s what we told you.
Yeah, sorry about that.
It feels like we got it this all wrong. Through 30 games, the Mets’ rotation, with their two highest-paid starters out, and with little name recognition and mostly limited résumés remaining, leads MLB with a 2.27 ERA. That’s not just good, it’s crazy good. It’s also a whole run better than the second-best mark in the National League (Cincinnati’s is 3.32).
Even they know this isn’t sustainable through 162 games. Even they didn’t envision this. But they also didn’t see a potential disaster looming. Even after Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas (and Paul Blackburn, too), all went out in spring, they thought they’d be OK. Not this OK, maybe. But good enough.
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