31-year old lefty starting pitcher Johan Santana continues to be the ace the Mets’ front office thought he would be when they traded for him three years ago. He has started 27 games for the Mets this year and he is 10-8 with a 2.94 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Santana has now pitched in 86 games (all starts) in his three years with the Mets and he is 39-24 with a 2.83 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Santana’s record would even be better with more run support but at least he’s doing his part.

35-year old righty starting pitcher R.A. Dickey has been outstanding so far this season for the Mets. The knuckleballer has started 7 games for the Mets so far this season and he is 6-0 with a 2.33 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. He has only given up 46 hits in 46 1/3 innings this season while whiffing 35 batters. Dickey is also throwing a lot of strikes as he has only walked 14 batters this season showing that he might finally really have a grasp on the knuckleball. Dickey came into this season pitching in 144 games (48 starts) in the majors in which he is 22-28 with 2 saves, a 5.43 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. The Mets hope that Dickey’s success will continue and that it isn’t a mirage.

31-year old lefty starting pitcher Johan Santana has been electric so far this season. He has started 5 games for the Mets so far this year and he is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. He has only given up 25 hits in 30 1/3 innings while whiffing 28 batters this season showing that his stuff is coming back. With a lot of the key hitters still out due to injury the Mets can’t afford to give up many runs in games and when Santana is out on the mound, they don’t. The Mets can’t afford to have Santana break down at any point this season because he is the anchor of the pitching staff without a doubt.

26-year old righty starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey has been outstanding for the Mets so far this season. He has pitched in 3 games (2 starts) this season and he is 2-0 with 1 save, a 1.29 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He has only given up 10 hits in 14 innings this season while whiffing 10 batters. Pelfrey saved the 20-inning win over the Cardinals on Saturday but he’s locked into the starting rotation where the Mets need him to continue pitching well as he has half of the Mets’ wins this season while saving another one.

31-year old righty reliever Ryota Igarashi is off to a good start to his major league career. In his first 3 games this season he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. Igarashi has only allowed 1 hit in 3 1/3 innings so far this season. The Mets are starting to get where they will start trusting him with leads if he keeps up the good work.