With pitchers and catchers set to report soon for the New York Mets, all eyes will be on what they hope is going to be an improved starting rotation.
Coming into the winter, one of the top goals for the Mets was to improve a pitching staff that really let them down in the second half of 2025. With both injuries and poor performances, New York went from having one of the best rotations in the early part of the year to one of the worst in the second half.
The struggles of the rotation ultimately became the main reason why the Mets missed the playoffs in 2025, and changes undoubtedly needed to happen to improve the unit. While New York will be hoping for some of their young arms to develop and contribute for a full season, they also went out and added Freddy Peralta in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers to be their ace.
Even though it is going to be Peralta who leads this rotation in 2026, the Mets do have another pitcher who was a key contributor for them in 2024, but missed a lot of time in 2025 due to injury.
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