JUPITER, Fla. – Perspective. This begins with perspective offered by Sandy Alderson.
“We are looking for eighth and ninth starters,” the Mets GM said. “Most teams are looking for fourth and fifth guys. We are a little ahead of the game.”
Not a little. A lot. The Mets project to have the majors’ best rotation. I suspect just about any of the other 29 teams would trade for the Mets’ problems. Here comes the “but.”
But every team used at least eight starters last year except the Blue Jays, who used seven. Some of that is about September call-ups getting shots.