Now, I haven’t seen Victor Zambrano pitch for the Mets yet. And I continue to believe that they way overpaid for him. And I continue to be skeptical of Rick Peterson’s reported boast that he could turn Zambrano around “in 10 minutes.”
That being said, I am optimistic about Zambrano’s future with the Mets, and his performance in his first two starts (2.92 ERA, 12 K, 5 BB, 10 H, 0 HR and 0 HBP in 12 innings) does nothing to undermine that confidence. Hopefully, Mets fans won’t hold against Zambrano the front office’s foolishness in dealing for him. And, of coure, people should be patient if he gets shelled in his next start – in Colorado.