The young arms are here, but will they stay?

All we heard this spring from media, scouts, and fans alike, was that the Mets should and need  to bring up their young arms for no other reason than this: they're flat out good. Many radio personalities cried for the Mets to bring their young guns north and create a buzz that the team lacked. Following Sandy Alderson's handling of Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler, fans had a sense of how Syndergaard, deGrom, and Montero would be handled. Many figured the three would not break camp with the Mets, and they didn't. Citi Field could expect to see three of the game's top pitching prospects somewhere around June or July, which was the case with Harvey and Wheeler.

Six weeks into the Mets' season, deGrom and Montero are here. Hopefully, they will stay. As Michael Kay pointed out on his radio show this afternoon, Sandy Alderson, for once, did not take super two status into account when deciding to bring up two of his three young guns. For those of you who are not familiar with super two status, essentially calling up a minor leaguer before the super two deadline allows that player to enter arbitration a year earlier. The fact remains that Montero and deGrom were not only ready for the big leagues, but the two were growing bored with Triple-A. The Mets, at 19-20, have actually overachieved throughout the first six weeks of the season. Facing a tough April schedule, the Mets rolled through at 15-11. Following a tough stretch early this month, the Mets are hitting stride again and find themselves hovering around .500.

Sandy Alderson's famous words of "winning 90 games," can only be taken seriously if he takes them seriously and shows the fans he's committed to winning. This seasons bullpen has been a mess, to put it lightly. From Parnell's opening day injury, to the implosions of Jose Valverde, to Kyle Farnsworth's May 14th release, everything has gone wrong in the bullpen. Yet, they have gotten just enough starting pitching to stay at .500 and be competitive.

Finally, Sandy Alderson has listened and brought up some young pitchers who can spark life into a franchise that has been in the doldrums for over four years now. Next year, Mets fans can envision a starting rotation with Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Rafael Montero, and Jacob deGrom. Of course, Jon Neise and Dillon Gee are still very much apart of this team. We all expect the Mets to trade some of their pitching in order to acquire a power bat to place in the middle of the Mets' order. Until then, Mets fans can thank Alderson for caring, and bringing up what most believe will be an exceptional group of starting pitchers.