Steve Cohen can spend as much as he wants, it's not gonna make God like the Mets anymore than he already does.
The Correa deal misfiring may have been obvious in hindsight, but signing Justin Verlander, who's already in his 40s, and then being shocked when he gets injured after pitching a Cy Young season at 39 is...I mean, you're asking for it. You really are. Then, all of the sudden, 38-year-old Max Scherzer has a human start and you're sweating even more.
The weird thing about this Mets team, regardless of all the money moves, is you can see fate trying to right itself as it goes. Verlander gets injured, Quintana gets injured, that means David Peterson and Tylor Megill make the rotation to begin the year, and so far, Megill has been strong, holding the Marlins down yesterday and capable of going 6 innings without imploding too much. Peterson has struck more people out than Scherzer so far, and even with some earned runs he's looking good. The only Mets pitcher who's doing exactly what he's supposed to, so far, is Kodai Senga. No notes for him. Everybody else's shaky work is why this team is 4-4 despite playing teams like the Marlins and Brewers.
Well...I mean mostly it's the Brewers absolutely annihilating them at home and showing up with more healthy pitchers and more power hitters than they could muster, but...if this was 2014-era Max Scherzer, they'd be doing a lot better. This is why you don't sign people for large contracts if they're over 35, you should know this, Stevie!
By and large, though, the Mets aren't doing that badly, but their shitty luck remains very amusing. Omar Narvaez gets signed to be a trusted name catcher, he gets hurt almost immediately and now the Mets are essentially forced to bring up Francisco Alvarez, who they honestly should have started the season with anyhow [again, fate righting the course]. They're not getting much at all out of their core so far, even with 4 Alonso homers so far. Nimmo, McNeil, and honestly Lindor are all doing alright to start the year, but not wowing anybody yet. They're getting interesting stuff from Tommy Pham, Starling Marte, and honestly David Robertson, who's been an excellent closer in place of Edwin Diaz.
In terms of NL East competitors, they're nowhere near as disappointing as the Phillies and their carousel of first baseman, but it's clear that a ton has gone wrong even with a week gone in the season. Hopefully things pick up, and with Verlander allegedly back by April, it'd be nice if their luck turns around.
Coming Tonight: Hard to believe this guy has been in the league for 10 seasons, and that he's still one of the best players in baseball.
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