NY Mets: Mid-term grades for the Mets pitching staff

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 03: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 3, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

The New York Mets have endured countless injuries, and a ton of postponements, and yet somehow find themselves sitting pretty comfortably 3.5 games up in first place in the National League East at the all-star break. Going into this season, I thought that the team would be led by the offense. When right, the lineup from top to bottom looks elite but just hasn’t performed that way.

The Mets are second to last in all of baseball scoring just 3.76 runs per game yet sit with a record of 47-40. The main…