Mets more likely to target lesser starting pitchers

Although there have been some rumblings recently that the Mets had finally realized it might be in their best interest to sign a free agent starting pitcher, Ken Rosenthal poured some cold water on that notion today, tweeting that the team hadn’t engaged Alex Cobb or Lance Lynn in a meaningful way and is more likely to target a “lesser” starting pitcher. He also points out the draft and international market costs associated with signing either pitcher.

That the Mets could use help in their starting rotation seems obvious. Despite entering the 2017 season with a boatload of talent in the rotation, Mets starters were a combination of hurt and ineffective. Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler—two of…