"Before the Labor Day matinee against the Tigers, a friend asked me an alarming question: Who are the Mets' starters for a playoff series? Kodai Senga? He's been awful since returning from injury and Carlos Mendoza didn't exactly offer a ringing, unambiguous vote of confidence about him remaining in the rotation. David Peterson? Bad start has followed bad start has followed bad start."
"Clay Holmes? Better of late but in uncharted territory as far as innings pitched, which we saw catch up to multiple Mets pitchers against the Dodgers in October. Sean Manaea? He hasn't looked right all year, and has gone from "good early but ran out of gas" to "not good at all," as was demonstrated against the Tigers. Imagine a wild-card rotation of, say, Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Holmes. Or McLean, Holmes and the endless possibilities of Tylor Megill."
The Mets face acute uncertainty about their starting rotation heading into playoff scenarios. Kodai Senga has struggled since returning from injury and lacks clear managerial confidence. David Peterson continues to produce repeated poor starts. Clay Holmes has improved recently but faces innings-limit concerns after prior workload issues. Sean Manaea has been ineffective throughout the year and appears diminished. Possible playoff rotation permutations could include rookies such as Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, Tylor Megill or even a call-up like Brandon Sproat. One immediate response has been to outhit pitching mistakes, exemplified by Juan Soto's game-changing grand slam that ended Charlie Morton's outing.
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