Ever since the New York Mets signed Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello to one-year deals on the same week, some people have been assuming that the former would end up in the bullpen with the latter in the rotation. However, there will be a competition for two spots between them and Steven Matz. That’s the only certainty. Any additional stuff is just speculation at this point.
Wacha has been around for a long time, yet he is only 28. Last season was a bad one: he put up a negative -0.2 fWAR.
In 29 games (24 starts) with the St.