The New York Mets have an undeniable strength—the starting rotation. Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard are the obvious one-two punch that can carry a ball club. Moreover, Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler put together strong 2018 campaigns that solidified their spots in the 2019 rotation.
The one question mark was whether or not Jason Vargas would plug in as the fifth starter. On Wednesday, manager Mickey Callaway confirmed that Vargas would round out the rotation.
Mickey Callaway confirms: Jason Vargas is the Mets' fifth starter.