A point of pride for Mets right-hander Dom Hamel has always been his durability as a starting pitcher. Since his first full professional season in 2022, he’s thrown no fewer than 119 innings, and threw 124 or more in Double-A and Triple-A in each of his last two seasons. The Mets sold him on a clearer path to the big leagues as a reliever. The big league rotation was — and still is — full, and he was blocked by top pitching prospects Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean.