The New York Mets offense, which should be one of the best in baseball has been an interesting spectacle this season so far. In the first ten games, the Mets have averaged 4.9 runs per game, which is good, but doesn’t tell the whole story. Either the Mets are shut out, scoring one run, or scoring 10 and destroying the other team. With that being said, the offense has been up and down, but what hasn’t, is the pitching. The Mets in their first game has allowed just 29 runs, which is 2.9 runs per game, which is obviously amazing.
*stats as of morning of April 7th
A Healthy Mets Rotation is Very Elite
Here is New York’s starting rotation so far:
Freddy Peralta, 1-0, 4.35 ERA
David Peterson, 0-1, 4.66 ERA
Nolan McLean, 1-0, 2.61 ERA
Clay Holmes, 2-0, 1.42 ERA
Kodai Senga, 0-1, 3.09 ERA
For now, the ERA doesn’t matter considering each pitcher has only had two starts. But even with that small sample size, the rotation is very good, especially if you break it down.
Peralta:
The ace of the staff is Peralta, who will probably strike out over 200, as he has over the last three seasons each. Peralta had a shaky first start but a better second start, and overall, he is a great pitcher that will be alright in the end for New York.
Peterson:
Peterson could be the one big question mark for the staff. The reason being Peterson was once called last season one of the best lefty’s in baseball. And, in 2024 to early 2025, he certainly was. In 21 starts in 2024, Peterson had an amazing 2.91 ERA. However, after a great start in 2025, Peterson saw his ERA raise significantly to 4.22. New York really has no idea what Peterson version they will get. Nevertheless, Peterson remains to be a lefty with high potential- a pitcher that won’t strike out a ton but can eat innings.
McLean:
Out of all rookies, McLean is the most disgusting pitcher to watch. His pitches are downright nasty, and in his first 10 starts, he has a 2.16 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 20 walks. To put it simply, it would be very surprising to see McLean not finish top three in the rookie of the year voting, especially if he can control the strike zone. McLean isn’t a future ace, he already is an ace.
Holmes:
The former closer for the New York Yankees, Holmes was of course converted to a starting pitcher last season for New York. He actually performed well too, pitching to a 3.53 ERA with 129 strikeouts and 66 walks in 31 starts and 33 appearances. Holmes walks can be an issue, however, his first two starts of the season show he can eat innings and allow little runs.
His second start against San Francisco saw him pitch seven shutout innings with just four strikeouts. He did so well one Giants fan yelled: “Your making Clay Holmes look like Paul Skenes!”, which funnily wasn’t the first time this fan yelled at the Giants in the series. Holmes is just a great pitcher to have in the back end of a rotation.
Senga:
Senga is an interesting pitcher that can be easy to forget about. In his rookie season, Senga pitched to an amazing 2.98 ERA and had 202 Ks as he finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. 2024 was different for Senga, who unfortunately had just one start, which actually was a pretty good one before hitting the IL for the rest of season and pitching in the playoffs. Senga began 2025 the best pitcher in the MLB with a great start, but again was injured. When Senga returned, he lost a lot of effectiveness and his ERA went from being below 1 to 3.02, which actually isn’t bad.
Senga has begun 2026 in pretty awesome fashion, hitting 98 and 99 mph on his fastball while striking out 16 so far. Senga looks like an ace, with the potential of being an amazing pitcher. This is amazing for New York, who already has ace’s in McLean and Peralta. Senga is also the 5th pitcher in the rotation. The 5th pitcher.
Really, even the bullpen for New York is pretty good. In 2026, the Mets offense is going to propel them to many victories. New York has literally been able to go on their first win streak of the season without Juan Soto, which is pretty nice to see. This rotation however is pretty insane. The Mets rotation alone could win them the NL East. Hopefully, this rotation can stay healthy and dominant the way that everyone knows it can.
Main Image: Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
