Ron Darling's NY Mets free agent pitcher preference has one big question attached

Ron Darling has a pitching preference for the Mets in free agency and there's a question attached to it.

97th annual New York Baseball Writers' Dinner | Mike Stobe/GettyImagesRon Darling doesn’t sound like he’s a big fan of Framber Valdez. At least not when it comes to matching him up against Zac Gallen. Appearing on Jon Heyman’s podcast The Show, he did some planning for the possibility that the New York Mets don’t sign Kyle Tucker. Darling suggested pivoting to Gallen for some logical reasons.

Gallen is more prone to sign a short-term contract, Darling suggesting a two-year deal with an opt out in between years one and two. That’s certainly a possibility. Gallen, coming off of one of his…