From the minute Brooks Pounders threw his last pitch of the season on June 29 until you opened this article, there’s a solid chance that the hulking hurler hadn’t crossed your mind for a single second. To be fair, you wouldn’t really have a reason to think of him because after being purchased from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, Pounders’ stint as a Met lasted slightly less than two weeks, spanning only seven and a third innings over seven games played.
With an 8.92 career ERA over parts of three seasons coming into 2019, it’s not surprising that Pounders pitched to the tune of a 6.