Kimbrel needs to be DFA’d tonight
In the 12 inning game everyone knew Kimbrel was coming on to pitch the bottom of the 12th so the Mets needed to score at least one more run than the manfred runner.
Then, they score 10 runs… and lo and behold Kimbrel allows their free runner to score
Now, many would say it’s unfair to hold that against him or any pitcher because of how stupid that run is in the first place
But the point is that even with all of the pressure relieved off him by the offensive outburst and the fact the Nationals know they won’t come back so they don’t have the usual incentive.. he still allows the run to score
At a certain point the most important thing about a relief pitcher is that you feel like there’s a decent chance they will do alright
There’s never been that feeling with Kimbrel and his performances have shown why
He’s effectively a forfeit the game
He should have never made the team, let alone cost the Mets as many opportunities as he has