What a coincidence: 4.3 ERA, $43 million.

Max Scherzer has had a bad season for the Mets.

His Mets tenure has been incredibly underwhelming. In the big games, he has continued to crumble.

Atlanta last year to potentially win the division.

Seven runs in Game 1 of the playoffs.

Six runs in the Subway Series this year.

Five runs in San Diego on Sunday to close out the first half of the season.

The future Hall of Famer has not looked like one dating back to last September.

The Mets will have a big question to answer by August 1…or maybe even two: Should they trade Max Scherzer? And will a team be willing to give the Mets good prospects AND take on his $43 million contract for 2024?

To answer that, recap the first half and look ahead to the second half of the Mets season, we bring you a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Nelson Figueroa and me.

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