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Major League Baseball's regular season will kick off in a month's time. When it does, the might have a nontraditional rotation in place. That's because the Mets are debating Tre Nixon Jersey entering the season without a fifth starter, and instead letting the opponent dictate their pitching plans for that turn in the rotation, .Barring an injury, the Mets will enter the season with , , , and entrenched as their first four starters. From there, the Mets could deploy either or , depending on if they're going against a team that's better versus righties or lefties. The Justin Bethel Jersey team, now under the watch of first-year manager Luis Rojas, could also turn to an opener, with Matz or Wacha later checking in as the game's "bulk" pitcher.As Sherman noted, the Mets structured Wacha's contract Jakob Johnson Jersey with this po sibility in mind. He can earn incentives by hitting various relief appearance thresholds, and by accumulating "points" given for each relief outing in which he threw at least three innings. The have since signed to a similar contract, suggesting this could be a new fad.Of course, there's no guarantee this plan is enacted. The Mets seem as prone to misfortune as any team in the league, and it's po sible that someone will Davon Godchaux Jersey go down with an injury before the season starts. It's also po sible the Mets conclude all the planning and micromanaging required to John Hannah Jersey make a concept like this a reality is be not worth the advantage they would gain. The , the opener's progenitors, moved away from it last season. Whatever the Mets do (or don't do), give them some credit for thinking outside the box.