2 Mets players whose suddenly hot September we should buy into, 1 we’re still perplexed by

A hot September is a good way to end a baseball season. No team is proving more it’s how you finish and not how you start more than the New York Mets. From 0-5 and written off multiple times throughout 2024, they’ve battled back to the point where not only are they in contention for a playoff spot but should be taken as a serious threat to win it all.

A big part of their success in September has been the success from some players we lost faith in along the way this year. Of them, two shouldn’t surprise us. Another remains perplexing.

Buy into Mets pitcher Jose Quintana heating up

Jose Quintana may never give up another run again. Through 3 starts and 20.2 innings of work in September, the veteran lefty has been brilliant. He has earned a win in each outing while putting together a much-needed performance to help give the Mets an even more complete rotation.

Your eyes will sting from reading all of the positive things there are to say about Mets starting pitchers this month. Sean Manaea is headed toward receiving some mild Cy Young consideration on top of a big fat contract. David Peterson has continued his excellent breakout campaign. Those two have continued what they did all year. Quintana is a bit different.

August was not kind to Quintana. In 6 starts, he went 1-3 with a 5.63 ERA. It looked like his ending with the Mets would be a sad one. Then the calendar flipped and the crafty southpaw has been untouchable.

Why buy into Quintana? He has done this before. In 2022 after he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, Quintana managed to post a 0.81 ERA in his final 33.1 innings spanning 6 starts. He made one successful start in the postseason as well, but his Cardinals teammates blew it.

September/October has been Quintana’s second-best month of his career in terms of ERA. At 3.47, he’s just doing what he always seems to. Buy into him making staying red hot.