Part of the Mets’ improving reputation involves Hefner, a pitching coach who has survived in the role for five years through several regime changes and who now will be assisted by Desi Druschel, whom the club poached from the Yankees this offseason.

If the New York Mets want to be no-doubt World Series contenders, they need to add one more starting pitcher. There's a lot to like about the Mets' current rotation, but the overall picture has too many moving parts.

When opportunity knocks you let it in. The New York Mets have added a significant amount of depth to their starting rotation by bringing back lefty Sean Manaea

It had initially appeared that the New York Mets were all set with their starting rotation for 2025 once their re-signing of Sean Manaea to a three-year deal wa

Manaea has always thrown a changeup, but after he added a sweeper in the middle of 2023 while with the San Francisco Giants, he began to rely on the pitch more heavily at the start of 2024. The changeup took a back seat.

So, beyond revealing an exhaustion from negotiating with Alonso’s camp, Cohen’s comments confirmed a couple of other matters. One, in a world without Alonso returning to Flushing, the Mets may add more pieces. Two, the Mets are at least acting like they care about how much they spend.

The New York Mets have had a busy offseason. They managed to win the Juan Soto sweepstakes and have also added plenty of pitching to their mix, even bringing back left-hander Sean Manaea. The team is looking to improve upon their 2024 finish after making it to the National League Championship Series.

The Mets should end their offseason by sending Jeff McNeil to the Diamondbacks in a trade with the Diamondbacks

The New York Mets’ busy offseason included a complete retool of the starting rotation. Along with retaining Sean Manaea, they signed Frankie Montas and Clay

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"(While he's) not quite an ace in the way we normally look at the term, he's a very good number one who'd give the Mets rotation the kind of legitimacy they lack with certain play

Baseball's biggest stars were out in full force in New York on Saturday night to celebrate the 100th centennial of the New York chapter's Baseball Writers' Association of America awards dinner. The an