I don't know if that's a confidence thing, but like Coolhead baseball president David Stearns, excellent pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and the proud pitching lab, the Mets put together a rotation that is better and more likely to exist last year despite disastrous predictions.
Again, they act with confidence, speak positively, and see what we probably aren't. However, the Mets' rotation reduces the group where two spring injuries are solid yet mismatched, and from here it looks imperfect at best and at worst is worrying.
Sean Manaea can return by mid-April, but will be cautious about his impressively expanded oblique tension in 2024. But for Frankie Montas, who has a nasty, high-grade rat strain, the goal for late May or early June may be a bit hopeful. Montas avoided surgery, but this is a tricky injury.
It's definitely the best lineup of the game, and we know that the Mets don't need an ace rotation. Still, this is a rough start.
