A Boy Named Seo wrote: Centerfield wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Considering that right now they have two functioning starters, Syndergaard and deGrom, it's really important that the Mets get ahead and win the games they pitch. Otherwise you have to rely on bullpen magic and late-inning heroics, which are nice when they happen, but are not a sustainable game plan. Yup. How quickly the optimism surrounding this year's starting pitching morphed into the familiar exasperation that surrounded last year's. And the thing is, everyone is healthy. Well, at least when Vargas gets back they will be. We really needed to get a good, reliable #3.