The Mets made the World Series in 2015 and the wild-card game in 2016 and apart from that, they have been lost in a sea of mediocrity for the last decade.
Until last year, when a strong second half had them briefly in wild-card contention last September.
Over the last few years, since that World Series season in 2015, their strength has primarily been in their starting rotation, particularly Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard . So what did they do this winter?
Why, go out and get a couple of starting pitchers.