You can’t afford to show your weakest hand in the most important games of the season. By turning their do-or-die Game 162 into a desperate bullpen game, the Mets revealed they didn’t deserve any October games. After starting Brandon Sproat and Clay Holmes in the first two games, they didn’t have a better option than Sean Manaea, who was struggling with a 5.64 ERA in 15 appearances since returning from an oblique strain, in their season-deciding game against the Marlins. As expected, Manager Carlos Mendoza had to pull him after just 1.2 innings in the most important game of the season.

Now, with the regular season through, the blame game has started. The failed rotation is without a doubt the biggest culprit, leading to major suggestions on how to fix it. SNY’s Andy Martino believes the fr

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