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

Tylor Megill remains a Mets enigma but let’s give him some credit

Will the real Tylor Megill please stand up? If it’s the guy we’ve seen in September, stick around a while.

Buying into Megill’s 1.69 ERA through 3 September starts is giving him a little too much credit. He didn’t have a particularly great start against the Boston Red Sox for his first September start. However, back-to-back appearances without an earned run plus 6 innings of one-hit baseball with 9 strikeouts versus the Toronto Blue Jays have helped make Megill far more than a roster filler this month. Taking the place of Paul Blackburn on the roster for several weeks now, he has benefitted from facing four non-playoff teams. 

The Mets have been careful about who they use and when in the rotation. Next set to face the Philadelphia Phillies if the Mets don’t make any rotation changes, he’ll have maybe the most important start of his career coming up.

Do we buy into the success? Eh, it does feel like we’ve seen too many bad performances out of him to invest just yet.

The recent success has already pushed Megill’s ERA to a career-best 4.08 on the season. A strong finish that will include only another start or possibly two, we’re incredibly grateful for what Megill is doing this month even if he remains the biggest enigma on the roster.