NEWS UPDATE: The Mets have officially decided to reach an agreement with the Aces

March 10, 2024 Chris Uncategorized 0

The New York Mets no longer have a certified ace, but that may be a good thing.

Over the past two seasons, the Mets have sported elite co-aces at the top of their rotation. In 2022, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer played an integral role in New York’s 101-win season. Then, in 2023, Justin Verlander and Scherzer headlined the pitching staff for several months before being dealt at the trade deadline to the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, respectively.

Entering the 2024 season, the Mets don’t have a surefire Cy Young Award winner or future Hall of Fame pitcher on their roster as they have in the past.

It doesn’t seem like they’d want one, either. That’s because those 35-or-over star pitchers whom the Mets dealt are dealing with injuries before the 2024 season.

Scherzer and deGrom, who are respectively recovering from back surgery and Tommy John surgery, will not be available to pitch until June and August, according to Rangers GM Chris Young.

Verlander, meanwhile, will start the season on the IL as he deals with right shoulder inflammation.

The Mets are not without their own injury issues, however. Kodai Senga — who’s coming off a strong first year in MLB after finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting — is expected to lead the rotation, but he will begin the season on the IL with a shoulder strain.

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