For what it’s worth: Upon request, I’ve added all of these to the right column of this site for future reference.

Context: The Mets used nine starting pitchers in 2011. They used 12 in 2010, 11 in 2009, 11 in 2008 and 12 in 2007. They have Johan Santana, R.A. Dickey, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey and Dillon Gee slated to start the rotation, with Miguel Batista and Chris Schwinden likely behind them and Jeurys Familia and Matt Harvey coming up the pike.

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