Regardless of their document, the New York Mets nonetheless have some stars on their crew.
Nevertheless, you would not know that based mostly on the gamers who had been positioned on an commercial in England for his or her London Collection sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets entered the sport abroad at 27-35, whereas the Phillies boat the very best document in baseball at 44-19.
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Jake Reed, #72 of the New York Mets, throughout the sport in opposition to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Discipline on Could 21, 2022, in Denver, Colorado. (Harrison Barden/Colorado Rockies/Getty Photos)
The Phillies are led by Bryce Harper and a stacked rotation, all whereas Trea Turner has been damage. The Mets, regardless of their struggles, do have some large names in Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Starling Marte.
A poster exterior the New Period Carnaby retailer in London promoted the collection with Phillies’ stars Schwarber and Turner, however the Mets had three relievers: Adam Ottavino (5.96 ERA) and Reed Garrett made the minimize, as did Jake Reed.
Jake Reed, #72 of the New York Mets, in motion in opposition to the Miami Marlins at Citi Discipline on July 7, 2022, in New York Metropolis. The Mets defeated the Marlins 10-0. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Photos)
The issue is, Reed hasn’t performed for the Mets since 2022, and he performed simply 9 video games for them.
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In Reed’s 9 Mets appearances within the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he pitched to an 8.18 ERA (10 earned runs/11.0 innings). He was DFA’d in July 2022 and had stints with the Dodgers, Orioles and Dodgers once more earlier than going into free company. He stays unsigned.
To be truthful, there aren’t many choices. Lindor leads the crew with a 1.6 WAR adopted by Harrison Bader’s 1.3 and rookie Mark Viento’s 1.1. Lindor’s WAR is barely that prime due to his protection, as he is slashing .235/.302/.410. However . . . they do have 26 guys on the roster to select from.
There was additionally a Hawaiian shirt with each groups’ logos on the market, which is basically a criminal offense, as the 2 are arch-rivals within the NL East.
Jake Reed, #72 of the New York Mets, throws a pitch throughout the fifth inning of the sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Discipline on June 15, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Photos)
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To make issues worse, the Phillies confirmed why they’re 16.5 video games forward of the Mets by scoring six runs within the fourth inning in opposition to Sean Manaea.
The Mets did win 5 of their final seven video games earlier than heading to Europe, however that inning proved to be a actuality verify.
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