Regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason, the Mets are going to keep their fingers crossed and hope their starting rotation can stay healthy and perform at a high level in 2018 to get them back into contention.

New Mets manager Mickey Callaway is optimistic that New York’s rotation can again be formidable.

“If you were to start a season two years ago with the staff we have and the staff Cleveland had, you’d want the Mets staff, and probably going into last year you would say the same,” Callaway recently told The Record and NorthJersey.com. “I don’t see anything different going into this year other than some guys were hurt and a guy or two was not as effective as they would have liked.

“Our pitchers have really good stuff, and everybody is going to have a down year now and again. It was kind of the perfect storm to keep these guys from doing what they wanted to do. I’m really excited about where everybody is mechanically, mentally and health wise coming into the season.”

The Mets rotation last season was decimated by injuries, with only Jacob deGrom succeeding in not landing on the disabled list. The Mets are hoping that him and Noah Syndergaard, who is working on being a more well-rounded athlete, will help anchor the top of the rotation.

Beyond that, Callaway believes Matt Harvey, who has struggled mightily the last two seasons due to complications from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, can do a 180 and get back to his prior form.

“There’s something very special about this kid,” Callaway said. “His arm, he’s done it before and he’s probably going to do it again with the right things implemented in his routine and a little bit of structure from the coaching staff.”

According to The Record and NorthJersey.com, the Mets manager has seen video of Harvey throwing this offseason and adds that he is “confident and feels really good.”

Lastly, Callaway plans to put forth specific throwing programs to help contribute to his pitchers’ long term well-being.

“We’re going to implement some things in spring training to make sure that every individual gets exactly what they need out of spring training. There’s not guys standing around and at risk for pulling muscles and things like that,” Callaway said. “There’s a ton of things you can do nutritionally, scheduling wise and deliberate practice-wise to keep guys a little bit healthier than they have in the past.”