Corey Oswalt has never been a top prospect or a world-beater, but he worked his way through the Mets’ minor league system and into a near-guarantee that he’ll see at least a spot start or two this year in Queens.
While the Mets made a point of building in significant depth at a number of positions, the rotation wasn’t one of them, and thus Oswalt finds himself somewhere around the team’s 7th through 9th starter, depending on how much you think Chris Flexen and Hector Santiago have been hurt by their rough springs.