The Mets starting rotation that ended last season will look only vaguely familiar to the one that is ultimately assembled this spring.
A key word heading to report day for pitchers and catchers on Feb. 10 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., will be “opportunity,” according to one club official — as in the chance for several newcomers and holdovers to fill roles, if not from the start of the season somewhere along the marathon route.
Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Griffin Canning, Tylor Megill and Paul Blackburn are the key rotation names to consider heading into camp. Here’s what the winter has looked like for each:
Senga: After starting only once last regular season (with two abbreviated appearances in the playoffs), the right-hander has spent the winter working out at home in Japan — in a normal offseason routine — with the expectation he will be set for Day 1 of camp.
