"Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza said after another disaster-class from Manaea on Tuesday night in Philadelphia that the veteran southpaw will make his next scheduled start and that there has been no consideration of tweaking the rotation at this time. This came moments after the Mets' 9-3 loss to the Phillies, which dropped them to nine games back of the NL East lead and tightened their advantage for the third and final Wild Card berth to just two games over the San Francisco Giants."
"In the first year of a three-year, $75 million contract earned for being the Mets' hero in the second half of last season and during their run to the NLCS, Manaea has not been close to the same reliable starter this season, which started in July due to an oblique injury. Across 11 starts, the 33-year-old has a 5.76 ERA and has failed to go five innings in four of his previous six outings. Since the start of August, that ERA is a bloated 7.71."
"It's hard to put into words, Manaea said. I'm very, very frustrated with myself. For it to continue like this is very frustrating. He is just one-third of the veteran half of the Mets' six-man rotation that has been a let-down in recent months. Clay Holmes and David Peterson have been wildly inconsistent, too, while the organization's top three prospects, Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat, have impressed upon their arrivals."
Sean Manaea has continued to struggle for the New York Mets, allowing four runs in the first two innings of the latest start and contributing to a 9-3 loss that tightened the Wild Card margin. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Manaea will make his next scheduled start and that the rotation has not been changed. Manaea is in the first year of a three-year, $75 million contract and has a 5.76 ERA across 11 starts, with a 7.71 ERA since August. The Mets' six-man rotation has underperformed while top prospects Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat have impressed, setting up a likely cutdown to five pitchers.
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