NY Mets losing streak officially broke Devin Williams

When Devin Williams went 8 days without pitching and was put into a tight game that loosened up by the end against the Los Angeles Dodgers, you could come up with excuses. Closers just need that heavy and consistent workload to be effective. We saw it in the past with Edwin Diaz. Even in seasons when he was excellent, the former New York Mets stopper would implode during long layoffs from taking the mound.

Williams is undergoing the same situation. Knocked around in three straight outings, we can officially declare the illest result of this losing streak to be the suddenly disastrous year Williams is embarking on.

Devin Williams is broken and that’s the last thing the Mets need to snap their losing streak

Williams was excellent before this losing streak. A 0.00 ERA with at least one strikeout in each outing, a full U-Turn has been made.

It’s not so much the numbers, a 9.95 ERA right now, we should be concerned about. It’s the quality of each appearance.

He melted in Los Angeles after Francisco Lindor decided to stand back on a groundball and show no urgency. His blown save in Chicago was about the tamest BS (blown save) you could ask for with the bigger issue being the lack of offense from the Mets. Williams was out of it against the Minnesota Twins. Three walks, from a guy who had shown good control until this point, felt way too Jeurys Familia round two for anyone’s liking.

The big topic of the last few days has been the Diaz injury which felt like the Mets may have accidentally bypassed yet another sour offseason move. Williams has suddenly made his presence an uncomfortable one. It all started with not finding his way into games. Letting a past-his-prime Michael Conforto beat the Mets felt too appropriate for the struggles this team has endured.

Practically everyone is responsible for what has gone on with the Mets over these last 12 games. No one has been unworldly except for Nolan McLean for the first part of his Tuesday start. A perfect game until it wasn’t, he had the kind of outing where a pitcher does deserve a win. Sadly, everyone is along for the ride. One swing plated all three Mets runs. The return of Juan Soto should help, but what guarantee is there that it will be enough?

As for Williams, he is practically guaranteed to have a poor statistical season. His high in earned runs with the Milwaukee Brewers was 15 in a season. He's already at 7. Reliever statistics are more deceptive than anyone's. The national narrative will be a poor one because of those season-totals bound to look poor. We're more focused on finding a win. Right now, it's the one thing Steve Cohen cannot buy.

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