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Coming into the 2026 MLB season, the New York Mets have plenty of optimism with their revamped roster. While the bullpen and the lineup have undergone big changes, the rotation might be the best part of the roster.

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Led by Nolan McLean and Freddy Peralta, the Mets have a great starting rotation entering the season. They also have a few other strong starters to round out a six-man deep rotation.

With such a good rotation, The Athletic’s Eno Sarris is predicting that the Mets will have the best depth in their rotation in all of Major League Baseball and ride that to the NL pennant this season. This would be a great outcome for the Mets, and it’s fairly realistic.

Mets predicted to have best SP depth in MLB

“Mets ride MLB’s best pitching depth to NL pennant,” Sarris predicts. “… Teams use around 10 starters to get through the season, on average. Those depth innings matter a lot. And the New York Mets might have the best pitching depth in baseball.”

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Outside of McLean and Peralta, the Mets’ current crop of options in the Majors includes David Peterson, Clay Holmes, Sean Manaea, and Kodai Senga.

That’s a strong six-man rotation for the Mets, and that’s far from all the depth options the Mets have at their disposal for the upcoming season.

Currently injured and on the 60-day injured list are Tylor Megill and Justin Hagenman. But their best depth comes in the form of three starters who are already on the 40-man roster.

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Rounding out the depth for the Mets, with their starter pitching options beyond the current projected six-man rotation are Jonah Tong, Tobias Myers, Christian Scott, and Jonathan Pintaro.

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And what’s to say the Mets don’t go out and acquire more pitching help if the right opportunity arises? Pitching depth is a must for postseason contenders, and there’s always room to add more depth, as seen by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the past two years.

Coming into 2026, the Mets have 10 possible starting pitching options, with McLean, Peralta, Peterson, Manaea, Holmes, Senga, Tong, Scott, Myers, and Pintaro forming what Sarris is calling the deepest rotation in baseball.

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