The New York Mets haven’t made it pretty, but they’re slowly starting to cobble together a pitching staff.
With new additions Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas, and Griffin Canning, the Mets at least have enough arms to field an Opening Day starting rotation if they must. But it wouldn’t be a particularly exciting one.
Beyond Kodai Senga, the Mets don’t currently have any pitchers with number-one starter potential. They appear uninterested in spending big money to find such an arm in free agency, but a short-term deal for a high-risk, high-reward arm could be up their alley…