"Had Helsley done his job perfectly Wednesday afternoon and nothing else about the game he entered at Comerica Park had been different from what it was, the Mets would have still lost, albeit by fewer runs. But Helsley did not do his job perfectly. He came into the seventh inning of a one-run game - Tigers 3 Mets 2 - and proceeded to give up a leadoff single, a walk, then a three-run homer to Kerry Carpenter."
"Pardon the simplistic approach to this equation, but in 15.1 innings as a Met this season, Castillo compiled an ERA of 2.35. In Helsley's eleven innings in orange and blue, his ERA is a black and blue 11.45. I looked at other metrics as well, but none is any kinder to the guy who's still here vis-à-vis the guy who isn't."
Ryan Helsley entered the seventh inning of a one-run game and surrendered a leadoff single, a walk, and a three-run homer, turning a one-run deficit into a four-run gap and putting the game out of reach. Helsley has struggled since joining the Mets on August 1, compiling an 11.45 ERA in eleven innings. The Mariners claimed Jose Castillo off waivers; Castillo posted a 2.35 ERA in 15.1 innings as a Met. Castillo and Helsley differ in handedness, career track records, and acquisition cost, making comparisons imperfect but stark in results.
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