Queens Body Shop Seeks Help

The Mets continue to seek additional help, trying many different players across games. With several players unavailable due to injury or optioning, the team recalled and activated others for a 7-2 loss to the Reds at Citi Field. The previous day’s lineup also ended in a 7-2 defeat, showing that roster shuffling has not changed outcomes. David Peterson, who had pitched well against the Nationals after earlier issues, struggled early against Cincinnati. He was in trouble from the start and was bailed out at times by Luis Torrens’s defensive strengths. The Mets fell behind 5-0 by the fourth inning, and a defensive mistake in the sixth further worsened Peterson’s outing.

"“Look for the helpers,” Mr. Rogers implored, and the wishful thinkers in Mets management listened. They didn't know who was gonna help in Mr. Met's Neighborhood, but they'd keep looking. As of Tuesday night, the Mets had sought help from 48 players in 55 games. As of Monday afternoon, they had tried only 46 different players in 54 games. The search for helpers is constant."

"Without Tyrone Taylor (injured), Jonathan Pintaro (optioned), and Nick Morabito (ditto), but with Eric Wagaman (recalled), Jared Young (activated), and (reactivated), the Mets lost, 7-2, to the Reds at Citi Field. When Taylor, Pintaro, and Morabito were available and playing the day before, the Mets lost, 7-2, to the Reds at Citi Field. Throwing bodies at the situation is not proving all that helpful at effecting change."

"The main Met who didn't accomplish anything worthwhile versus Cincinnati was David Peterson, who last week in Washington seemed to solve whatever had been ailing him as a starter. Peterson previously required the training wheels an opener provides - first innings were too scary for him. Trusted to go get 'em from the get-go, he pitched well against the Nats for five innings. Trusted to do it again against the Reds, he didn't. He really didn't."

"Peterson was in trouble early and mostly, bailed out from digging a far deeper hole by the specific strengths of Luis Torrens, baseball's version of a special teams player. Torrens makes throws to second and tags at home so well he could be named an All-Pro Despite the contributions of our Backup Catcher For Life, the Mets were down, 5-0, by the fourth. The cruelest blow came in the sixth, when Petey didn't back up the plate on an altogether messy defensive sequence."

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