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The Mets spent $341 million on a star who hasn’t hit, they don't provide run support for their star pitcher, they traded away their best prospect—and they might make the playoffs anyway. At 33–25, they lead the National League East. Better yet, they might just be for real.
Start at the top of the starter ERA leaderboard, where New York resides, led by ace Jacob deGrom. That figure is 2.77 overall and 0.