This is the fourth installment of the first-half report cards for the New York Mets where we will focus on the bullpen and spot starters.

Monday, Logan Barer posted grades for Mets catchers and infielders which can be found here.

Tuesday, Rob Piersall posted grades for the Mets outfielders which can be found here.

Wednesday, Logan posted the grades for the Mets starting rotation which can be found here.

These are consensus grades among MMO’s editors – Myself, Barer, Piersall, and Joe D. On Friday we will have the coaching staff and front office.

Fernando Salas – After a strong start to the season the wheels have completely fallen off for Salas with a 6.44 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in 36.1 innings. The strikeouts have still been there for him with 39 this year, but the huge difference this year is a 4.7 BB/9 walk rate after not allowing a single walk in 17.1 innings last season. Bringing him back on a one-year, $3 million was a solid gamble, but one that has simply not worked out.
Grade: F

Hansel Robles – The 26-year-old righty had a month long stretch from April 10 to May 10 that he was one of the better relievers in baseball with one run allowed in 16.2 innings. The next three appearances were ugly; 12 earned runs, four home runs and four walks in only 2.2 innings. For the season he has a 6.23 ERA, 6.24 FIP and 1.57 WHIP. He’s currently pitching to a 6.23 ERA in Vegas as his nightmare season continues.
Grade: D-

Paul Sewald – The Vegas native has been one of the only pleasant surprises in the Mets bullpen this year after finally getting a big league chance. The slider extraordinaire has a 4.33 ERA, 2.95 FIP and 1.33 WHIP in his first season. He has struck out 41 batters in 35.1 innings and has three home runs in that span. He should see higher leverage spots after the deadline with Addison Reed likely getting traded.
Grade: B-

Addison Reed – Now closer Addison Reed has continued to pitch well in his Mets career which is likely to come to and end with the trade deadline looming. The righty had a 2.53 ERA, 3.01 FIP, 1.08 WHIP and 15 saves in the first half. His 8.60 K/BB ratio is the fourth best among major league relievers and an improvement on the 7.00 K/BB last season. Reed has done everything the Mets have asked him to do and hopefully they can bring him back in 2018.
Grade: A

Josh Edgin – Most figured this offseason that Edgin would lose his 40-man roster spot and possibly be out of the organization altogether after a bad 2016. The earned run average for Edgin at 3.90 looks okay, but the rest is pretty ugly. He’s only striking out 6.7 per nine while walking an ugly 4.2 per nine. He also has a 1.45 WHIP and FIP of 4.72, and lefties are actually faring better against him (.780 OPS) than righties (.759 OPS). The good news for Edgin is he’s starting to get his velocity back with his average fastball at 92 MPH and maxed out at 95 MPH.
Grade: C-

Josh Smoker – The pitcher that continues to frustrate me because of his good fastball and changeup combo. The good for Smoker – 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bad for Smoker – just about everything including allowing seven home runs in just 29 innings and his 7.45 ERA to go along with a 1.86 WHIP. He did at least help the bullpen with a couple of long outings.
Grade: D-

Neil Ramirez – Another pitcher in the Mets bullpen that struggled with walks in the first half, he had 15 in 18.1 innings. He did strike out 25 in that span, but also had a 6.30 ERA and 1.69 WHIP during his first half in New York. Ramirez has been tough against lefties since coming to the Mets as he’s held them to a .188/.316/.290 slash line.
Grade: F

Jerry Blevins – The end of the first half for the veteran left-hander was certainly a struggle as he allowed was scored upon in four of his last six appearances going into the break. He is tied for the major league lead with 44 appearances and 16 of them coming on zero days rest is also tied for the major league lead. He finished with a 3.54 ERA, 3.36 FIP, 1.39 WHIP and had 39 strikeouts in 28 innings. He’s completely shutdown lefties (.401 OPS), but righties have killed him (1.101 OPS) this year.
Grade: B

Tyler Pill – The right-hander fared much as expected in the majors with a 5.00 ERA, 4.54 FIP and 1.50 WHIP over three starts and two relief appearances. During his 18 major league innings, he allowed 20 hits, walked seven and struck out 14. Still nice to see someone who was thought of as a career minor leaguer have a respectable first major league start (5.1 IP, ER, 4 K).
Grade: D+

Rafael Montero – The last five games Montero pitched before the break he had a 2.95 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. Overall, the right-hander had a 5.77 ERA, 3.53 FIP and 1.90 WHIP in the 2017 first half. He did have 43 strikeouts in 39 innings, but also walked 24 in that time. He allowed only two home runs in the first half.
Grade: D

Jeurys Familia – He began the season suspended and has been out since May after surgery for a blood cot in his right arm pit. When active, he was wild with eight walks in 9.1 innings. He did strike out ten and held opponents to a .206 average.
Grade: Incomplete