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TJ Morin<\/p>\n
One of the biggest goals the New York Mets have to accomplish this season is to find an ace for their starting rotation, preferably one who can mentor their rising stars in Jonah Tong and Nolan McLean. Luckily, an old friend may be the answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fansided\u2019s Christopher Kline believes that former Mets superstar Jacob deGrom would be the perfect ace to retake his spot at the top of New York\u2019s rotation. Also, having a two-time Cy Young winner mentor your rising stars is a big plus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0Mets urged to part ways with $78 million two-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove to create funds for other stars to complement Juan Soto<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe most obvious landing spot would be the New York Mets, with whom deGrom spent the first nine years of his illustrious career, carving out a special place in Queens history. He is absolutely beloved there and he would surely welcome the opportunity to return. This is more than a sentimental fit, however. The Mets badly need an experienced ace to headline the rotation as Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea become increasingly unreliable. deGrom can deliver immediate results as the Mets attempt to get back into the postseason mix and serve as a valuable mentor for New York’s next generation of pitchers, such as Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong,\u201d Kline wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n This past season, deGrom posted a 12-8 record, a 2.97 ERA, 185 Ks, and a 0.921 WHIP over 172 innings pitched. In a rotation full of uncertainty and declining talents, deGrom would be the shot of consistent energy that they need.\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Mets urged to pursue $79 million three-time All-Star, NL East rival to complement Juan Soto’s power bat<\/strong><\/p>\n deGrom is also 37 years old and has only two years left on his contract, with a club option for a third. That should be ample enough time to mentor the young stars of New York, and possibly finish out his career with his original team.<\/p>\n Hopefully, they realize this and somehow get negotiations started with the Texas Rangers for their old ace.<\/p>\n MORE\u00a0MLB\u00a0NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n Mets predicted to be more likely to retain superstar Pete Alonso as long as he accepts one condition<\/strong><\/p>\n Yankees predicted to be pushed into trading for $330 million two-time MVP, eight-time All-Star if Blue Jays land Kyle Tucker<\/strong><\/p>\n Blue Jays predicted to land $460 million four-time All-Star after missing out on Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto in past offseasons<\/strong><\/p>\n TJ Morin is a Sports Media graduate of Butler University. When he isn\u2019t writing, or arguing about sports, he\u2019s sitting on the couch with his dad cheering for one of their various teams, the Washington Commanders, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, the Virginia Cavaliers and the Butler Bulldogs. TJ can be found ranting about them on X @_Big_3_Sports_.<\/meta><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TJ Morin One of the biggest goals the New York Mets have to accomplish this season is to find an ace for their starting rotation, preferably one who can mentor their rising…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t