Five pitchers isn’t enough, anymore.
The New York Mets had six true Major League starters for 2020. With Noah Syndergaard undergoing Tommy John surgery, they are down to five. In other words, the Mets are one more serious injury away from being in serious trouble.
Syndergaard had the worst season of his career last year — despite a career-best, 197.2 innings pitched, his 4.28 ERA was by far a career-worst, as were his 1.23 WHIP and 2.3 BB/9.
But from his rookie year to the end of 2018, Syndergaard pitched to a 2.