Quote:  The Mets certainly have highly talented young starting pitching.   Even without the injured Z. Wheeler,    Yet,  if they give up even two runs or sometimes even one run,  it will be too much for them to overcome.    It's like pulling teeth for the Mets to score runs.   Not to mention,  their bullpen doesn't remind anyone of most of the Yankees bullpens the last 20 years.  

Their lineup is more of a concern than the bullpen, in my opinion. They have a couple guys there coming back within the next few weeks.

 

They do need to acquire a bat, though. Murphy is coming back from the DL tomorrow, but just him alone won't be a difference-maker. Wright is supposedly gonna be back after the AS break, but who knows how his back will react. d'Arnaud showed he belongs, but he's another one that always gets hit with freak injuries. Grandy is coming around too. Duda and Cuddyer need to step it up. I'm not sure though there's anyone available they could realistically target, maybe except for Ben Zobrist.

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