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J.J. remains a putz in Flushing, and Kirk Gibson gives the Mets a gift. Maybe it was reparation for his damage in October 1988.

Does it make sense to change a pitcher’s mechanics after two major league starts?

That’s what pitching coach Dan Warthen did. It was in response to Zack Wheeler’s second start in which he was apparently tipping his pitches. Mets TV analyst Ron Darling noticed that Wheeler was slowing down his motion when he threw his curveball. He made it a point to say he didn’t slow down his motion on his slider, just the curve. So was that worth an immediate mechanical adjustment?

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Zack Wheeler‘s entrance to MLB competition is so far unlike that of Matt Harvey.