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Mets Mulling Using a Rotating Fifth Starter

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The New York Mets have a luxury of starting pitching options this season and the rotation is pretty much set outside of the fifth starter. Jacob deGrom is the ace followed by Noah Syndergaard and Marcus Stroman.

The fourth and fifth starting roles are being vied for by Steven Matz and newcomers Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha. Then, there are others who could slip into the mix such as Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman.

Porcello has leapfrogged Matz for the No. 4 spot and appears to be settling in. The fifth spot is still wide open and the Mets appear to be ready to deploy an unconventional approach to that role, especially early in the season.