NEW YORK -- From the moment the Mets debuted their current crop of starting pitchers earlier this decade, the question became how long the team could keep them all together. By and large, the Mets have avoided extension talks with their pitchers -- a sound strategy, in retrospect, considering the injury histories of most of them.
But the team briefly discussed an extension earlier this offseason with Jacob deGrom, its most successful starting pitcher in 2017. While the talks never progressed to a serious level, deGrom on Thursday indicated a willingness to keep them going.