Rick Porcello may be the most important member of the New York Mets. He’s the most obvious direct replacement on the 2020 roster from last year’s team, assuming the role of Zack Wheeler.
While Porcello may not be the direct replacement, he does push everyone up one spot in the rotation. However you want to call it, he’s the new starter on the Mets and how he performs will say a lot about where this team finishes.
Throughout his career, Porcello has given his teams little chance of predicting exactly what he would do.