Having announced that Kodai Senga will begin the season on the injured list, the Mets seem set on filling his spot in the Opening Day rotation with a pitcher who is already in the organization. Four starting pitchers appear to be locked in to the rotation, barring any additional injuries: José Quintana, Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, and Adrian Houser. With that, let’s take a very quick look at the internal options to join that group.
Joey Lucchesi: Based solely on major league stats in 2023, Lucchesi has the strongest case of the group.