The New York Mets are an elite team, peaking at the right time.
In reality, they have been fairly consistent in 2022, with few stretches of lousy play, but are currently hot with eight victories in their last 10 games.
Much of that success can, and should, be attributed to their excellent pitching.
SNY’s Steve Gelbs recently pointed out some impressive stats of the Mets’ most recent series against the Philadelphia Phillies, a solid team looking to cement its status as a playoff contender.
“Mets pitching just continues to roll. They allowed two runs in the series vs. the Phillies, their fewest in a three-game series since 2014. Mets starters allowed one earned run in the series and are 8-0 with a 1.11 ERA in the team’s last nine games,” Gelbs said.
Mets pitching just continues to roll. They allowed two runs in the series vs. the Phillies, their fewest in a three-game series since 2014.
Mets starters allowed one earned run in the series and are 8-0 with a 1.11 ERA in the team’s last nine games.
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) August 14, 2022
Let that sink in for a moment.
Two earned runs allowed over a complete three-game series is nothing short of amazing.
Mets Pitching Is World-Class
The Mets’ staff has been magnificent of late, and it goes well beyond recovering star pitcher Jacob deGrom.
The unit as a whole has been effective and consistent: they have the fifth-best ERA in MLB, at 3.45.
The starters have been marvelous, as that 1.11 ERA over the last nine games suggests.
The team has too many quality options, with deGrom, Max Scherzer, Carlos Carrasco, Taijuan Walker, Chris Bassitt, and others pitching at a really high level.
Oh, and the bullpen is led by the most dominant reliever in baseball, Edwin Diaz, who has a 1.33 ERA and more strikeouts than you could ever imagine.
Carried by their incredible pitching staff, the Mets are good enough to challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers and beat elite teams in the American League, too.
They just need to stay healthy.
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