For the New York Mets, 2014 was all about Jacob deGrom. He broke into the big leagues in May at age 25, with many Mets fans still lamenting the loss of Matt Harvey due to Tommy John surgery. deGrom dazzled in his debut against the Yankees and, as we all know, went on to win the Rookie of the Year in 2014. So who was manager Terry Collins‘s choice to start Opening Day the next year?
Naturally, it was the 41-year-old Bartolo Colon.
At the time, this move raised eyebrows, with many writers wondering why Collins would go with the veteran Colon against the mighty Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals, rather than start Harvey or deGrom.