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By Aaliyan Mohammed
Contributing Sports Writer
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The New York Mets missed the postseason last year, and their starting rotation played a major role in that. The Mets were relying on three rookies near the end of the season.
While Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat did their best as rookies, the Mets clearly need an ace. The team signed Clay Holmes last offseason, and he was decent as a middle rotation arm. They also signed Frankie Montas, who did not live up to expectations and could miss all of next season as well.
The Mets starting pitchers had a 4.13 ERA on the year, which ranked 18th in the league. After a disappointing season, USA Today's Bob Nightengale thinks the Mets will make a big splash in the offseason.
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"They embarrassed themselves by having the biggest payroll and failed to make the playoffs," wrote Nightengale on Monday. "And owner Steve Cohen hates to be embarrassed. They’ll come up with one, if not two front-line starters."
There is no shortage of starting pitchers on the market. The question will be how much the Mets are willing to add to their already high payroll. Framber Valdez, Shōta Imanaga, Dylan Cease, Michael King and Ranger Suárez are all free agents and would immediately slot in as the Mets' ace.
However, as Nightengale noted, the Mets may be interested in adding more than one starter. It will not be cheap, but the team has been aggressive under Cohen and could outbid teams to completely change the outlook of their rotation.
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