Rotation Depth Is a Central Offseason Need

The Mets’ young starters showed promise, but made only 73 combined starts and covered 45.1% of the schedule, leaving rotation depth as the clearest roster need. A free-agent wishlist offered possible October-playing options but added no reporting of Mets interest or negotiations. Skubal landing-spot speculation does not confirm Mets talks, and reports say he was traded to the Dodgers; Joe Ryan scenarios remain hypothetical.