Getty Images The All-Star break is less than a month away and the chaos of the trade deadline is only five weeks away. I know it feels like the 2021 MLB season is just getting started, but we’re in the thick of it now. Teams are coming up on their 81st game and soon the postseason races will intensify. I can’t wait. Our weekly series examining various trends across the league continues with a look at a pitcher with a new pitch, a great hitter’s under-the-radar improvement, and a historic losing streak. Last week we examined Matt Olson’s declining strikeout rate, Andrew Benintendi’s burgeoning power, and Tarik Skubal’s new old changeup . Stroman’s new pitch Marcus Stroman NYM • SP • 0 View Profile Steve Cohen’s Mets occupy first place in the NL East and not because of their offense. The Mets are averaging only 3.62 runs per game, second fewest in baseball, and they’ve scored five or more runs only 20 times in 68 games. That is easily the fewest in baseball. Despite the names on the roster, the Mets have been a weak offensive club in 2021. The pitching, however, has been dynamite. The Mets have a team… Read full this story
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