NL East Showdown: Can Familiarity Unlock Hidden Power for Contenders?

The Mets are slipping as well, but the hope they have is not dashed at all. They recently lost seven straight games, and while that’s a bad look, they are still well above .500 and I think only a complete disaster would force them to lose a spot in the playoffs. We knew there would be some blips on the radar for the Mets at some point, and I will be the first to say I’m not convinced this is a playoff winning rotation. However, there really is no denying this is a good team with a very strong offense and in almost a calendar year, the rotation has outperformed at least my expectations. Paul Blackburn is the latest arm to make an appearance in this rotation and he starts today. He is 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP in just 13 innings of work this season. After going five scoreless innings to debut this season, he has allowed three or more earned runs in each of his games. Including a brutal 0.1 inning outing where he allowed four hits and four earned runs on just 14 pitches against the Rays. He did face the Braves in his most recent outing, allowing four hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks and strikeouts in 3.2 innings. 

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