We should know better.
Every week we try to pluck the brightest gem from the Mets’ bejeweled pitching staff. For the first few months of the season, it seemed like Noah Syndergaard was living up to his handle, “Thor,” and was the presumed, perennial ace of the rotation.
Then he experienced elbow problems, and it looked like Jacob deGrom wrenched the reigns from Thor. But clearly it would be a battle between longhairs for the title of staff stud.
But is that really the case? Were we looking at the wrong part of the ‘pen?
Has Jeurys Familia — who had never been a closer until he was shoved into the role last season — become the club’s most valuable pitcher?