The right-hander is entering unfamiliar territory this spring.
So one of the more intriguing members of the Mets rotation arrived at their spring training complex over a week ago — with pitchers and catchers not required to report until Feb. 12 — to get a head start on his buildup. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
The Mets are banking on that being the case with Holmes part of a rotation that has plenty of upside — without a true ace — but a fair amount of risk as well., coming off a career year, to anchor the group and hope to have potential ace Kodai Senga coming back healthy after an injury-marred 2024.— another ex-Yankee who has been effective when not battling injuries — with David Peterson, Griffin Canning, Paul Blackburn and Tylor Megill also expected to be in the mix.
Holmes, who has only started four games in the majors , is one of the arms that could help elevate the group. “I know either way, I have to be my best self as a pitcher,” Holmes said. “That’s what I have to focus on. If I’m doing that, I’m going to be a good starting pitcher.” While he was predominantly a sinker-slider pitcher with the Yankees — to mostly strong results, though he lost his job as the closer to Luke Weaver late in the 2024 season — opposing batters hit Holmes’ bread-and-butter sinker better than they ever had last season.
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