ARLINGTON, Tex. — Before this season, the Mets said they were willing to resort to various tactics to try to keep their pitchers rested and healthy, such as using a six-man rotation during particularly tiring stretches.
The Mets’ season has not gone according to plan, largely because of injuries to starting pitchers Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz and Seth Lugo, as well as the inconsistencies of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Robert Gsellman. It has all added up to a 4.91 E.R.A. for the Mets entering Tuesday, the second-worst in the major leagues.
Now the team is considering using that six-man rotation to ease Matz and Lugo back when they return this weekend after two months away with elbow injuries.