“One step back and two steps forward” was the New York Mets‘ mantra when it came to their rotation depth this offseason. After losing Zack Wheeler to free agency, the Mets inked one-year deals with Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha. New York now has six legitimate starters with five potential rotation spots.
Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Marcus Stroman, and Porcello will likely fill four of those spots. Steven Matz and Wacha will thus compete for the other, and with spring training arriving, the latter is looking forward to the fight.
“It’s going to be interesting,” the right-hander said Sunday, per Kevin Kernan of the New York Post.