jon gray

The Mets, who are looking to bolster their starting pitching, are proceeding as though they won't land Max Scherzer.

Since the beginning of last season — since the Yankees moved on from them — Lance Lynn leads major league pitchers in Wins Above Replacement (Baseball Reference), ahead of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole. Sonny Gray is sixth, ahead of Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer. Pick your reason why this has occurred: 1) the Yankees …