There is an obvious and enticing ceiling if given a leash in the rotation for a righty who was a 2023 All-Star, but he has volleyed between injuries and ineffectiveness since.<\/p>\n
Next year the Mets will have Nolan McLean and Christian Scott in their rotation. Given his contract and upturn, Sean Manaea will be in the group, too. <\/p>\n
With just about every start, Zac Thornton is demonstrating he deserves a 2027 shot. Robert Stock, Tylor Megill and Jonah Tong are among the in-house possibilities, to go along with whomever Stearns brings in through free agency or trade.<\/p>\n
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Kodai Senga pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the Mets\u2019 10-6 win over the Giants on Sept. 4, 2026 at Citi Field. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n
Figuring out the role for Senga, who is due $15 million next season, will be for this winter and spring after enjoying what they have seen from him this August and September.<\/p>\n
Stock, who threw 72 pitches as a starter Monday, made a surprise appearance in the eighth and recorded the final out.<\/p>\n
After using Stock in relief, interim manager Andy Green announced Jonah Tong, who has been pitching better with Triple-A Syracuse, will join the rotation Monday<\/a> to begin the series in Miami.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMEts merch shop\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNew York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase.\t\t<\/p>\n Manaea will pitch Tuesday and \u201cwe\u2019ll figure out where we are on that last day in Miami,\u201d Green said. Given what would have been a long layoff, Stock became available as a reliever.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s had some really good stuff at times coming out of the pen,\u201d Stearns said.<\/p>\n Throughout his nearly three years in Queens, Stearns \u2014 the president of baseball operations<\/a> \u2014 has operated without a general manager. <\/p>\n He was noncommittal about landing one this offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re always going to look to see if there are ways we can improve our organization in any way. That\u2019s inclusive of the front office,\u201d Stearns said. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s been the case every offseason since I\u2019ve been here, and it will be the case this offseason as well.\u201d<\/p>\n