Ryan Helsley suddenly went from being a top closer in the National League with the St. Louis Cardinals to an ineffective setup man with the Mets seemingly overnight. While the Mets were able to overcome his blown save Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, it invited more questions about why Helsley has given up 10 earned runs in only 8 2/3 innings since being traded to the Mets at the July 31 deadline.

This came just hours after president of baseball operations David Stearns gave Helsley a vote of public vote of confidence.

“The stuff is still there,” Stearns said. “He’s been good in this league for a long time, and he’s going to be good.”

While this is probably true, it only served to inflame the Mets fans who have little patience for performance issues this time of year.

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