Mets 'really digging in' to try to help struggling Sean Manaea: 'We need him'
It hasn’t been an easy ride for Mets left-hander Sean Manaea this season. The starter-turned-reliever this year owns a 6. 85 ERA in 22.
1 innings pitched across eight appearances. But it doesn’t end there. While he has struck out 24 batters, Manaea still has a .
312 batting average against and a 1. 75 WHIP. Both would be career worsts.
His latest poor outing came on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies when he was unable to close it out in the ninth inning with New York up 10-4, allowing a run on three hits and a hit batter before getting pulled with the bases loaded and only recording one out. It was Manaea’s shortest appearance of the season and came on the heels of a disastrous 2. 2 innings against the Washington Nationals where he allowed six earned runs on seven hits, two walks and another hit batter.
In fact, over his last three relief outings, Manaea has hit a batter in each one. Manager Carlos Mendoza was asked about Manaea’s struggles after Wednesday’s game and admitted it hasn’t come easy for the former ace who just two seasons ago enjoyed a renaissance with the Mets in his first year in Queens. “It’s been a tough stretch for Sean,” Mendoza said.