The White Sox, on the other hand, have benefited from the pitching of their two youngest starters.

The talented but young starters on the line were not quite prepared for what was hitting them, literally and figuratively.

Sánchez said the Yankees were a better fit for him than the Tigers, who have a staff of young starters in their prime.

So they would have two young starters on the right side of the line.

The struggle over the young starters has overshadowed most everything else about the Mets.

Asked if that condition put extra pressure on the two young starters, Showalter said: "Yeah, probably.

You have younger starters, and they're not prepared to get deep in the game.

Instead of developing young starters, we went after quick fixes.

After that, the Mets have decent depth among their young starters.

There are not enough young starters, however.