Davey Martinez was blunt but sympathetic when he spoke to reporters after Joan Adon’s 3 2⁄3-inning, 84-pitch outing against the Mets last week in the nation’s capital, which saw the 23-year-old right-hander struggle with his command and give up three hits, three runs, and five walks before he was done.
“He couldn’t repeat his delivery,” Martinez said.
“He was flying open, a lot of arm-side misses, a lot of yanked curveballs, like I said, he just couldn’t really get into his body today and mechanically he just wasn’t there today.”
Martinez also said he wanted the starter to focus on what he needs to do to turn it around, after he’d shown signs of frustration on the mound.