The New York Mets hope to get Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom back well in advance of the MLB trade deadline. However, regaining a pair of Cy Young Award winners seemingly won’t change the team’s pursuit of impact pitching this summer.

New York entered the 2022 season near the top of the MLB rotation rankings, featuring a pitching staff that includes five Cy Young Awards (Scherzer, deGrom), an All-Star (Chris Bassitt) and a healthy Carlos Carrasco. While deGrom went down, the blow to the rotation was lessened with the emergence of Tylor Megill.

Unfortunately for New York, Megill and Scherzer soon joined deGrom on the injured list. While Megill is rejoining the rotation, his fellow injured teammates aren’t returning until early July in a best-case scenario.

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Even when they are cleared to return to the mound at Citi Field, Andy Martino of SportsNet New York reports the Mets are still going to be looking for high-end pitching.