If your like me and you’ve been wondering lately about things like which four pitchers will makeup the Mets postseason rotation, it looks like beginning to see some clarity on that front.
Despite another so-so start from Noah Syndergaard on Saturday, manager Terry Collins told reporters that his young right-hander has earned a spot on the postseason rotation.
“If we get into the postseason, as I’m sitting here, Noah Syndergaard will be starting one of the first few games,” Collins told reporters when asked if Syndergaard was on the bubble.
Syndergaard was tagged for five runs by the Bronx Bombers, although all the runs scored on a pair of home runs by Carlos Beltran in the first, and a two-run shot by Brian McCann in the sixth.
In his defense, the three run shot by Beltran came on a great pitch, a 100 mph four-seamer most batters would have whiffed on.
“It was all about execution today. I feel like the results didn’t necessarily indicate how well I threw. That was frustrating,” said Syndergaard.
Although he snapped a five-game home-winning streak, Syndergaard recorded eight strikeouts for his second straight start and walked none.
If Syndergaard is in the postseason rotation, that could mean Bartolo Colon heads to the bullpen. Right?
