As the New York Mets are heading into the final week of the season and need a major miracle to get themselves into the postseason. Heading into Spring Training Edwin Diaz and Jed Lowrie were counted on for the Mets to have a successful season, now they seem to be unplayable.
Edwin Díaz has 7 blown saves on his ledger this season. The #Mets have 27 blown saves as a team, behind only the A’s, Nationals, and Mariners (all have 28). https://t.co/dklnbuGdJ0
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) September 16, 2019
The Edwin Diaz situation has been self inflicted. Diaz has a 5.77 ERA over 53 innings and has blown 7 saves on the season. He has been inconsistent throughout the year and his only consistency has been allowing home runs. Mickey Callaway moved him out of the closer role and gifted it to Seth Lugo.
Diaz has not pitched since September 8 and has not been a thought to pitch in key situations. He probably will not be seen in any important moments until the Mets are officially eliminate. 2019 is a lost season for Diaz and they are better off reevaluating him in 2020 Spring Training. If the Mets pull off a miracle and get to a playoff series, it is hard to make a case for Diaz to even make the roster.
What About Lowrie?
Jed Lowrie miracoulous comeback to the majors has been derailed due to his lack of playing time. Since coming back on September 7, he has only had three at-bats and has not started a game yet. Lowrie may not even be fully healthy and his only use may be to pinch hit.
Mickey Callaway says Jed Lowrie is "full go" pic.twitter.com/NJmRt5c8Hd
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 9, 2019
Unlike Diaz, he has had tough luck due to his various leg injuries this season. It is surprising to see Lowrie wait this long for a start considering the rush to get him comeback. Should the Mets make the playoffs, he will also be someone whose roster spot would be in jeopardy. The Mets also have Lowrie under contract in 2020 and the Mets might want to keep him healthy so he can at least play half of his contract.
Callaway said he was “full go”, but much like everything he has said this year, it was not true.