After missing all of 2022 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Lucchesi returned to make nine starts for the Mets last season, finishing 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 46.2 innings. The estimators point to an ERA closer to 5.00, similar to what he posted over a larger body of work at Triple-A, on account of his ugly 7.7 K-BB% and fortunate strand and HR/FB rates. Nonetheless, he will get a chance to compete for a rotation spot this spring. Now 30, Lucchesi's game is deception and disruption of timing from the left side. He's a sinkerballer who can occasionally place a curveball for whiffs, though his swing-and-miss was down post-surgery. If he makes the rotation, he could be an occasional home streamer in soft matchups. Read Past Outlooks