As The Post’s Joel Sherman continues his spring training trip in Florida, he notes the sun is shining most in Mets camp on bright young pitching prospect Nolan McLean.
Mets fans know well that pitching was one of the team’s biggest disappointments in 2025, but Joel tells us why the Mets have a right to like what they see in McLean, both between the lines and the ears.
From the mound to the plate, the high hopes the Mets have for McLean this year are similar to those they had for an offensive upstart last year in Mark Vientos.
However, Vientos didn’t progress the way team brass and fans alike had hoped for.