The success of young pitchers and failures of free agent veterans has the idea of spending on starting pitcher looking less than ideal.
David Stearns hasn’t had the same pitching philosophy we expected under the vault of Steve Cohen. When Billy Eppler was here for two seasons, signing expensive starting pitchers was how he built the New York Mets up. His tenure included free agent signings of Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana, and Kodai Senga. Each was a well-received addition by the fans.