Max Scherzer’s no-nonsense attitude toward baseball endears him to the Mets, but also means he isn’t going to volunteer if he’s hurting.
. “He knows when somebody else has better bullets than him. With him that’s what is tough this time of year: You are waiting for him to fall on his track record … sometimes you just tip your hat to [the opponent].”
Told that David Cone said on ESPN’s broadcast that Scherzer’s mechanics appeared off, Showalter said: “What does David know?”“Max is not going to put the team in harm’s way,” Showalter said. Joely Rodriguez was removed from the roster with shoulder discomfort and replaced by Taijuan Walker. The Mets had initially excluded Walker from the roster because he pitched Tuesday and the team will need a starter if it reaches Game 1 of the NLDS. Rodriguez, per rule, won’t be eligible for the NLDS roster.Darin Ruf received the start at DH on Saturday because of his solid numbers against the Padres and Blake Snell in particular, according to Showalter.
Showalter also cited the value of bench flexibility — if Francisco Alvarez started at DH he couldn’t move to catcher during the game without the Mets losing the DH spot.“Darin has worked very hard to try to get back, so we’ll see,” Showalter said. “I like both of them as options, but it also gives us some versatility off the bench.”
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