This August, the New York Mets’ rotation has been a master class in mayhem. The story twist is constantly, “How many runs will they gift the opponent tonight?” and every start seems like a suspenseful drama. When the scoreboard refuses to deceive, fans who tuned in expecting for a competitive outing depart with their phones in hand and swearing at it. Instead of baseball enchantment, Citi Field has turned into a venue for annoyance.
Carlos Mendoza’s statement that he isn’t worried is therefore like salt on a new sore. Perhaps he’s viewing an alternate universe where ERA charts are sparkling and starters are dominating. Here, comebacks fall apart, Mets pitchers are disintegrating, and the fan base feels disregarded. Being self-assured is one thing, but ignoring the nightly mayhem as supporters yell at the television? Such a managerial lapse is as painful as a blow to the face.
August rotation meltdown should leave Mets fans seething at Carlos Mendoza’s ‘no concern’ claim
Fans have been yelling at their TVs for weeks, as the stats demonstrate. Carlos Mendoza says he is “not concerned” despite the fact that the Mets’ August rotation is a disaster zone. With Peterson, Manaea, Holmes, and Senga giving out runs like free samples, Citi Field has turned into a place of frustration. It’s not thrilling to see these beginnings; rather, it’s draining, frustrating, and occasionally plain humiliating.
Among the pandemonium are problems with workload. Four of these four’s seven lengthier appearances came from Peterson alone, while 14 of their 21 starts lasted five innings or fewer. Due to being called into high-pressure mop-up duty much too frequently, the bullpen is suffering.
Performance-wise, the situation is as dire. When you take away the rookie starts of McLean and Tong, the combined ERA of Peterson, Manaea, Holmes, and Senga is 5.35, which is the seventh-worst in Major League Baseball. Senga checks in at 5.48, Holmes at 4.32, Peterson at 4.66, and Manaea is hemorrhaging runs with an ERA of 7.13. Not to mention Montas’ pre-injury excursion. The rotation is collapsing, not battling, night after night.
The starting’ poor performance under pressure is further demonstrated by the stats. They have the third-worst left-on-base percentage in Major League Baseball, which means that runners linger like unwanted visitors. They snowball, transforming a single runner into a mini-inning of mayhem rather than escape obstructions. For there to be any chance of a comeback, the offense must continuously provide skewed figures. Mendoza, however, will shrug nonchalantly and suggest that there is no need for concern.
In addition to being tone deaf, Mendoza’s remark that he is “not concerned” is a smack in the face to those Mets supporters who have witnessed their rotation collapse. The data show that August has been a constant nightmare of short outings, squandered leads, and snowballing innings. Every game feels like waiting for the next catastrophe until the starters establish consistency, and the frustration is only increased by the gap between the dugout and the actual world.
