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The point of accumulating depth is to have depth—not to get rid of it as soon as you’ve gotten it.

After standing idly by and watching Zack Wheeler walk away to a division rival and the other elite starting pitchers in free agency sign with other teams, the Mets finally made moves to bolster their rotation with the signings of Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello. Both pitchers represent a noticeable downgrade from the level of production that Wheeler...

Continue Reading The Mets would be foolish to trade their starting pitching depth