NY Mets Rumors: Verlander deflated, Steve Cohen blame, some trade buzz
By Mark Powell
NY Mets Rumors: Justin Verlander is deflated
The Mets are 16 games out of first place in the NL East. They’ve been an abject disaster this season, despite having both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer leading their rotation, and a lineup which features Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and more. On paper, this should be a playoff team. In practice, the Mets are anything but.
New York is 8.5 games out of a Wild Card spot in the National League. After another solid outing by Justin Verlander which ended in defeat, the embattled pitcher spoke out about his team’s struggles.
“I don’t think anybody saw this coming, man,” said Verlander. “Disappointing. It’s disappointing for everyone in this room, I know. It’s disappointing for the fans. Just got to — just keep trying, you know? If there’s one thing that I know the guys in this room are doing is trying our ass off. Every day we come to the park, myself, it’s trying to get better and figure out what’s off. And I know that most of the guys in this room are the same way, and hopefully it clicks for everybody. But we’ve got to get going — soon.”
‘Soon’, as Verlander states, was likely about a month ago. Yes, it’s only June, but the trade deadline is a month away. New York’s front office must start formulating their deadline plans for the month of July and, looking at this current on-field product, it’s tough to argue that they should buy.