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New York Mets: Friday’s bullpen implosion isn’t on Luis Rojas

Luis Rojas is taking a crash course in what it’s like to manage the New York Mets. As is tradition, the bullpen is giving fans agita while simultaneously handing opposing teams cheap wins. Wednesday night’s loss was on Rojas. He left the overworked Justin Wilson in too long when he had a fresh Dellin Betances ready to go.

On Friday night, there’s no way anyone can lay the blame at Rojas’s feet. He made the right calls, but the pitching simply wasn’t good enough. The crushing blow came when the team’s best reliever—and right now, best pitcher not named Jacob deGrom—lost focus in a key spot.