Despite bringing Carlos Carrasco back by exercising his team option for 2023, the Mets still have several spots to fill in their starting rotation. At the moment, the only two vets taking up residence are Carrasco and Max Scherzer.
How else will New York fill it this winter? Will it be all external additions, or will they leave a spot open for David Peterson and Tylor Megill to duke it out in Spring Training? While Jacob deGrom remains a top priority for the Amazins, they’ve also either checked in on or have spoken with many other top free-agent starting pitchers.