"Crazy? Probably, Mendoza said when asked if he envisioned leaning on the young trio of righties at this time of the year. If you would've asked me a couple months ago that all three of them were going to be here, I probably would've said that one of them might be here. Gotta give them credit. Trust and believe in them."
"The new iteration of Generation K is getting the ball for the Mets' three-game set at Citi Field against the Texas Rangers. Tong starts Friday night against old friend Jacob deGrom, Sproat goes Saturday, and McLean goes Sunday in hopes of stopping a six-game losing streak and a 4-9 stretch that has seen their cushion for that last playoff spot shrink to just 1.5 games over the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants entering Friday night."
Half of the Mets' rotation consists of top prospects Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat and Jonah Tong, ages 24, 24 and 22, with under three weeks left in the regular season. The trio will start a three-game series at Citi Field against the Texas Rangers: Tong Friday opposite Jacob deGrom, Sproat Saturday and McLean Sunday. The Mets hold the third National League Wild Card spot with 15 games remaining but are enduring a six-game losing streak and a 4-9 stretch that has trimmed the cushion to 1.5 games. McLean is 4-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 33 strikeouts in five starts; Tong allowed one run with six strikeouts over five innings in his debut; Sproat threw 5.1 hitless innings in his debut but took a hard-luck loss due to limited offense.
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