Jason Vargas has already become a New York Mets legend and not in the way he would have liked. His dreadful 2018 debut and continued struggles made him public enemy number one in Queens last year.
Eventually, Vargas did figure things out. He pitched well down the stretch, likely earning an opportunity to again start for the Mets in 2019.
It’s not something many fans want to see happen regardless of how much more “together” he looked late in the year. When he was bad, Vargas was awful. When he was good, Vargas’ performance was more middle-of-the-road than ace-worthy.