It was silly before a pitch had even been thrown. It turned out to be worse than we imagined.
It was late January and thoughts about the upcoming New York Mets season were mostly positive. The team had Juan Soto locked up in perpetuity. The new look rotation had questions, but as David Stearns showed from the previous year, there was reason for optimism.
Frankie Montas was among his offseason gambles. The veteran righty signed a one-year deal with a player option for a second season.