Mets Starter Experiencing Troubling Spring Training Trend. Are They Concerned?

Mets not ‘concerned’ over a healthy Sean Manaea’s down fastball

Sean Manaea’s fastball isn’t exactly hopping.

Mets starter experiencing troubling spring training trend. Are they concerned?

JUPITER, Fla. — It’s not hard to lay out a glaring reason why the Mets should be concerned about Sean Manaea with two weeks to go until Opening Day.

Sean Manaea's fastball has lost 4 mph and nobody can explain why

Rhona Wise-Imagn ImagesRhona Wise-Imagn Images Sean Manaea’s fastball velocity is down, and the New York Mets aren’t pretending otherwise, but they’re also not hitting the panic button. Through 2 Grapefruit League starts, Manaea has averaged 88.4 and 88.8 mph on his fastball respectively, topping out at 90.4. That’s a significant gap from where he was 2 years ago, when he averaged 93.1 mph on the four-seamer during spring training before his bre…

Manaea, Mets have zero concerns about drop in fastball velo

JUPITER, Fla. -- To be clear, Sean Manaea says, he is fully healthy. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza agrees. But Manaea’s fastball velocity, a note of concern following his Grapefruit League debut Friday, is rapidly becoming a talking point. Manaea averaged 88.8 mph on his fastball in his second outing during