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A slightly too honest Ryne Stanek understands where he belongs on the NY Mets roster

Ryne Stanek knows where he stands right now while unintentionally reminding us of one of the team's bigger issues.
ByTim Boyle|
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What a day. What a day. What a day. The New York Mets added Tyler Rogers then followed up by stealing Ryan Helsley away from bullpen-needy clubs. We won’t get to see either in action until Friday at the earliest when the team opens up a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants. 

The club played a little distracted on Wednesday with the Jose Butto trade mid-game maybe stirring a little too much in their heads. Afterwards, when the hugs had finalized, the team went out and added yet another bullpen piece to put the rest of the roster on notice.

Ryne Stanek, while not necessarily in any danger of losing his roster spot barring a trade of his own (the Seattle Mariners did deal him last year despite being buyers), had a way too honest response when he found out about what David Stearns was cooking.

Fortunately and unfortunately, Ryne Stanek isn’t wrong

The fourth inning, Mr. Stanek? You do realize the starting pitchers should be going five. We won’t pick this apart as some sort of a jab at his teammates who, lately, aren’t getting more than 15 outs on the mound at a consistent rate. They barely got anything resembling a starting pitching performance out of Clay Holmes on Wednesday so maybe Stanek simply forgot what is expected of a major league starter.

Stanek’s spot on the Mets roster certainly took a nose dive with these two additions. Viewed regularly by Carlos Mendoza as an 8th inning guy and the 9th inning alternative to Edwin Diaz, he has now been moved down the depth chart. Statistically, he is having a worse season than Huascar Brazoban despite the latter’s recent implosion. With a slightly worse ERA and a WHIP of 1.44, Stanek is a guy who hasn’t been as reliable as the Mets had hoped.

A preferable choice for the Mets in games late when they’re ahead, Helsley or Taylor would be the far more better player to turn to for help. Stanek may, in fact, be one of the first Mendoza goes to. It’s a choice between him and Reed Garrett. Garrett is pitching far better.

We’re hopeful Stanek never needs to pitch as early as the fourth inning. Lacking innings from their starting pitchers this season, it’s an all too honest assessment of both where he stands and maybe a little too unintentionally a reminder of where the team looks a little short.

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