Chasen Shreve's Struggles Signal Mets Need for Relief Help | Metsmerized Online

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Have you ever played fantasy baseball and decided to punt on closers? Well the Mets saw their roster at the beginning of the season and decided to do that with left-handed relievers. Presently on New York’s 40-man roster, the lefties are David Peterson, Chasen Shreve, Joely Rodriguez, Joey Lucchesi, and Locke St. John. Peterson is a starter, Lucchesi is on the 60-day injured list, and St. John has made eight appearances in the majors. But the two to focus on are Shreve and Rodriguez, and their inability to get batters out. Shreve, now in his second stint with the Mets, excelled in April. He appeared in eight games, threw nine innings, and allowed two runs while striking out 14 batters. Since he’s thrown in 15 games, 16 2/3 innings, allowed 14 runs and struck out 14. Shreve was blasted by the Astros in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game. In his one inning, he walked three batters and allowed three hits. By the time he recorded three outs, the Astros lead went from 3-0 to 7-0. “I felt like today was the first day that I didn’t pitch well,” Shreve said. “I couldn’t locate my fastball, my…
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