The New York Mets have had an active offseason, adding Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, Jose Quintana, David Robertson and Tommy Pham to their roster. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Mets in 2023.
The New York Mets are less than two months away from Opening Day.
The Mets had a very active offseason, adding Kodai Senga, Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana and Tommy Pham to a team that won 101 games a season ago.
Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Mets in 2023, featuring 2023 slash lines and statistics:
STARTING LINEUP
C Francisco Alvarez .167/.286/.786 (14 career plate appearances) / Tomas Nido .239/.276/.600 / Omar Narvaez .206/.292/.597
1B Pete Alonso .271/.352/.870
2B Jeff McNeil .326/.382/.836
3B Eduardo Escobar .240/.295/.726 / Brett Baty .184/.244/.586(42 career plate appearances)
SS Francisco Lindor .270/.339/.788
LF Mark Canha .266/.367/.770
CF Brandon Nimmo .274/.367/.800
RF Starling Marte .292/.347/.815
DH Daniel Vogelbach .255/.393/.830 / Darin Ruf .152/.216/.413 / Tommy Pham .236/.312/.686
PITCHING ROTATION
1) Justin Verlander: 28 starts, 175 IP, 18-4, 1.75 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 6.38 SO/W, 220 ERA+
2) Max Scherzer: 23 starts, 145.1 IP, 11-5, 2.29 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 7.21 SO/W, 169 ERA+
3) Kodai Senga (Rookie)
4) Jose Quintana: 32 starts, 165.2 IP, 6-7, 2.93 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 2.91 SO/W, 137 ERA+
5) Carlos Carrasco: 29 starts, 152 IP, 15-7, 3.97 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 3.71 SO/W, 97 ERA+
OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN):
David Peterson: 19 starts, 105.2 IP, 7-5, 3.83 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 2.63 SO/W, 101 ERA+
Tylor Megill: 9 starts, 47.1 IP, 4-2, 5.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 3.92 SO/W, 76 ERA+
BULLPEN
Edwin Diaz: 3-1, 1.31 ERA, 32 saves, 61 appearances, 62 IP
Adam Ottavino: 6-3, 2.06 ERA, 3 saves, 66 appearances, 65.2 IP
David Robertson: 4-3, 2.40 ERA, 20 saves, 58 appearances, 63.2 IP
Drew Smith: 3-3, 3.33 ERA, 0 saves, 44 appearances, 46 IP
Brooks Raley: 1-2, 2.68 ERA, 6 saves, 60 appearances, 53.2 IP
Elieser Hernandez: 3-6, 6.35 ERA, 0 saves, 20 appearances, 62.1 IP
Bryce Montes de Oca: 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 0 saves, 3 appearances, 3.1 IP
Zach Greene (Rookie)
Zach Muckenhirn (Rookie)
Denyi Reyes: 0-0, 2.35 ERA, 0 saves, 3 appearances, 7.2 IP
Tommy Hunter: 0-1, 2.42 ERA, 0 saves, 18 appearances, 22.1 IP
Jimmy Yacabonis: 1-1, 8.36 ERA, 0 saves, 14 appearances, 14 IP
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