You know what you would want if you were the Mets and watched Nolan McLean’s MLB debut? More. McLean offered a wonderful appetizer of possibilities. He brought his thick reservoir of pitches, notably a prime Charlie Mortonesque penchant to spin a ball at an otherworldly rate to get back into a count.

Nolan McLean is as advertised. In fact, in his MLB debut, he had a start only matched by one of the most-hyped young pitchers in Mets history. McLean went 5.1 innings on Saturday and struck out eight without allowing a run.

Mets starter Nolan McLean makes a casual behind-the-back play to close the top of the third in his MLB debut.