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Dillon Gee has to have had the most mentally defeating season of all time:
-Gee, a career starting pitcher arrives to camp, assigned to bullpen because the Mets rotation is stacked
-2 weeks into camp, Wheeler gets TJS, Gee to rotation
-Opens the year in the rotation, sucks, and the fans call for Thor or Matz
-Lands on the DL, Thor comes in his spot and beasts
-About to rejoin the staff as a reliever, is suddenly asked to start extra rehab games so the Mets can go to a 6-man rotation
-Makes his first start off the DL, gets absolutely rocked
-Not even a week into the 6-man rotation, is told that the experiment is ending and he's going to the media
-Vents to media, telling them he feels useless to the team and he's given up trying to figure out the team's plans for him
-Makes his first relief appearance during the Chris Heston no-hitter, gets rocked
-Lands on the bereavement list for the death of his grandmother
-Comes off of the bereavement list, is asked to make a spot-start out of nowhere, gets rocked
-Designated for assignment so the team can call up a 22-year old rookie from Single-A
-3 days after being DFA'ed, and still technically in the organization...the #35 he had worn for 6 seasons is immediately re-issued to rookie Logan Verrett
I mean...god damn. How can you not feel bad for the guy?
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