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[QUOTE="OrangeFoo, post: 4385732, member: 210"]
I think the bigger issue is relying on a 38 year old and a 34 year old with significant injury issues. For better or worse Jake is now a 2 pitch pitcher who can go the lineup twice. Admittedly his two pitches are the best in baseball and he will strike out 18 in his first two trips through the line up. Here is an innovative ideas… the Mets should have made him a long bridge to Diaz who is the true best pitcher on the team. But who knows whether Jake’s arm could handle that every few days.

Mets also need to find a hitting strategy that balances power and grinding out at bats. The Braves and now Padres are proving why chicks dig the long ball.

I won’t speak about the bullpen because everyone can see the issues there outside of Diaz. But the farm system needs to start producing or they need to trade the prospects for hitters who can hit for power.

Lastly love Pete… but he gets in his own had and really opens up the plate by chasing when the pressure is on. It’s great to blow up the As and Nats but what about in that series against the Braves and the whole season against the Padres?
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