On Wednesday, the Mets will officially go to a six-man starting rotation. That rotation will consist of Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Dillon Gee, Matt Harvey, Jon Niese, and Bartolo Colon. The problem? Steven Matz isn’t in it.
The merits of going to a six-man rotation have already been argued here and elsewhere. Some (including the author) feel that going to a six-man rotation is a mistake since it takes starts away from your best pitchers while giving more to your less talented pitchers.