It's safe to say the Frankie Montas project has not gone as planned. When the New York Mets signed Montas to a one-year, $17 million deal last winter, fans questioned the decision to sign a guy with an ERA over 4.50 since 2021. After giving up seven runs in four innings in Sunday afternoon's disaster against the Giants, Montas is up to a 6.68 ERA on the season with a 1.54 WHIP.
Mets' pitching coach Jeremy Hefner is regarded as one of the league's best in his field, and his ability to return fading pitchers to their former glory (Manaea, Severino, etc.