If Starling Marte doesn’t start producing, he could find himself out of the top part of the lineup.
The right fielder was back in the two-spot against the Rockies again on Saturday, just as he has been in all of his starts this season, but Buck Showalter said he’s considered bumping Marte down.in a 5-2 lossThe 34-year-old is in the midst of a miserable start to the season, with a .585 OPS, the worst of any Mets regular.
Showalter also noted that Marte has some company when it comes to slumping, as the Mets’ offense as a whole has not produced lately. But if Escobar isn’t going to play third base when the Mets are facing a lefty, the veteran infielder provides no value to the team, so Showalter opted to give Escobar his first start at second base on Saturday since 2021.
Lucchesi was pulled after 46 pitches in his previous outing in Detroit on Wednesday with the idea that he likely would be needed to pitch the series finale in Queens before Monday’s off day and the road trip that starts Tuesday in Cincinnati.
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