I think the rotation is solid for lack of a better word. Not great but not bad.
Johan Santana is a question mark because almost no one comes back from the surgery he had. Chien Ming Wang may be the first if he can continue at his pace. Chris Young couldn’t. Jake Peavy has to a point but he still visits the DL often. The problem is that he was always injury prone so it’s hard to tell if it’s the surgery or his usual factors. But if he can be the Santana that the Mets got and not the Santana who pitched for the Twins then he should be good for around 15 wins.
Mike Pelfrey last year showed he can be inconsistent as much as he can be consistent. Some pitchers take longer to put it all together and with pitching coaches trying to get him to be a different pitcher every year, it might take a while. As he showed in 2010, he has the stuff. One thing they need to monitor is the cutter, which changes his arm angle. After he throws that pitch he becomes very inconsistent and sometimes flat. Ge...
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