Which Mets starting pitcher will have the best season this year?
Mets Daddy – Going into this season, I was expecting Matt Harvey to have the best season of any pitcher, in part, due to the return of his slider. It’s funny how that one Noah Syndergaard start made me at least question my decision. However, I will stick with Harvey because when he had that slider in 2013, he put together a better season than any of this trio. At the end of the day, you can argue any of these starting pitchers (including Jacob deGrom), but I think we see 2013 Harvey again.
Joe D. – You just won a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro (V8 455 horsepower model of course) and you have to choose from Red Hot Red, Nightfall Gray or Metallic Tri-Coat Black. No matter which one you choose, you can’t go wrong. I’m going with Matt Harvey but I could just as easily go with Syndergaard or deGrom.
Logan Kader – Noah Syndergaard
Matt Fritz – Noah Syndergaard
Logan Barer – Noah Syndergaard
Robert Piersall – Matt Harvey. Tommy John surgery is a distant memory, and after having a better season than anyone could have imagined in 2015, Harvey will be 100% back to his ace self.
Tim Donner – Boy, this is a hard one, but I’m going with the Dark Knight – still THE ace of this staff replete with aces, as his Pitching Coach Dan Warthen sees it. Hard to imagine Jacob deGrom getting much better, and while Thor has the best stuff, he is still more erratic than the others (talk about splitting hairs…).
Brian Greenzang – Noah Syndergaard, in his first full major league season is going to be a force to be reckoned with. In the most exciting rotation in baseball, no player excites me more on this team than the god of thunder, Thor. The spunk we heard from him after some complaining from the Royals for throwing up and in on Alcides Escobar shows the no fear attitude that he brings to the mound each night. He is overpowering, electric and stoic on the mound, It’s going to be a big year for the young righty.
Jacob Resnick – First, let’s just appreciate the fact that we have the choice. Second, it’s Noah Syndergaard. It’s true that the faster the pitcher throws the baseball, the harder it will be for the batter to make contact. And that’s exactly what Thor does: throw ridiculously hard, with unbelievable consistency. As long as he’s missing bats with his offspeed stuff and locating the fastball, Syndergaard will make a run for the Cy Young award.
Mike Simon – Jacob deGrom
Michael Mayer – Jacob deGrom, but Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard will join him in finishing in top 10 for the Cy Young award.
Martin Kester – Noah Syndergaard has always had the stuff. His performance in last year’s postseason provides the confidence and this year, he’ll prove to be the best of a fearful foursome of starters.
Tommy Rothman – Matt Harvey. Thor will take the biggest leap, but Harvey is and will be the ace.
Gerry Silverman – I agree with the common wisdom that players who undergo TJ surgery do better their second year back. I expect Matt Harvey to dominate more consistently this season as a result.
XtreemIcon – Harvey. He has something to prove and an arbitration case to make. I’m not sure which is more important to him and I honestly don’t care. Whatever gets him into Cy Young consideration. He’ll be given a run for his money by Thor because he’s the most talented of the bunch. Can you imagine a team where JDG is the third-best pitcher?
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