Steven Matz may never develop into the starting pitcher the New York Mets hoped he would. Through 21 starts in 2018, the 27-year-old lefty is 5-9 with a 4.35 ERA. I wouldn’t look too deep into the winning percentage. Even Jacob deGrom isn’t winning despite pitching Cy Young worthy baseball.
With Matz, though, there are other issues. I’m beginning to believe opposing teams have figured him out.
Let’s take his entire career into consideration. The first six starts he made in 2015 ended with a 4-0 record and 2.27 ERA. His control was sharp and his strikeouts numbers were good.