The new addition to the Mets’ pitching staff brings youth, past success, and a bevy of red flags.
Along with Rick Porcello, Michael Wacha joins the Mets as the latest in a long line of post-peak pitchers the team hopes will recapture past effectiveness. The right-hander diverges from many of his peers in one regard, though, which is that he is only 28 years old. So how did he end up with the Mets on a $3 million deal and what’s a fair expectation for...