84.1% is the percentage of runners Nolan McLean stranded on base last season, a number that screams “ace” louder than any free agent check the New York Mets could possibly write. While the fanbase is busy doom-scrolling through lists of available starting pitchers, the front office might have already found their 2026 savior sitting right in their own clubhouse.

It is no secret that the Mets are expected to add some starting pitching reinforcements this offseason. With Dylan Cease already off the board, the panic is starting to set in for some. Sure, Michael King from the San Diego Padres makes a lot of sense, and names like MacKenzie Gore or even Edward Cabrera are floating around the trade market. But why empty the farm system for a mid-rotation arm when you have a 24-year-old flamethrow

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