Was picked up to solidify a contending rotation in 2023, got hurt in Spring Training, comes back to find the Mets in break-it-down mode and pitches like a pro the rest of the way, with the limited Met offense treating him as if he were deGrom. Became my favorite Met of a lost year. Before he put it back together down the stretch in 2024, threw one of the reassuring starts of April, lasting deep in what became the (first) Mark Vientos Game, vs STL, the Sunday afternoon when Mendy was ready to pull him, and Q said “I got this.” A big moment for both men, I thought. If Jose doesn't do his job so well in Milwaukee, Pete doesn't necessarily hit one of the biggest homers in franchise postseason history.