Heading into the break with two fireballs and no poop emojis and coming out of the break with no fireballs and two poop emojis is just about all you need to know to understand that the pitching meter has trended in the wrong direction so far in the second half. Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer continue to alternate good starts with bad ones and Carlos Carrasco put up a stinker this week. José Quintana looked okay in his return from the injured list, but the Mets still lost the game he started. David Robertson remains one of the only (arguably the only) reliable relief pitcher the Mets have and he will likely be gone by next week.
Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, July 14-23
