The Mets chosen left-hander Joey Lucchesi between video games of in the present day’s double-header. He’s the starter for the second recreation of the dual invoice in opposition to Atlanta with left-hander Alex Younger optioned in a corresponding lively roster transfer. Tim Britton of The Athletic was amongst these to relay the information on X. The Mets transferred right-hander Christian Scott to the 60-day injured record to open a 40-man spot, per Mike Puma of The New York Put up on X.
The Mets and Atlanta got here into in the present day’s double-header successfully in a three-way tie with the Diamondbacks. Every of the 2 golf equipment taking part in in the present day solely wanted to win one recreation in an effort to clinch a playoff spot. The Mets gained a thriller within the first recreation, rising victorious 8-7. They’d deliberate to begin Luis Severino within the second recreation in the event that they nonetheless wanted to win however will as an alternative maintain him again for the Wild Card spherical tomorrow.
Lucchesi, 31, will get the ball as an alternative. The lefty has been with the Mets since January of 2021, coming over from the Padres within the three-team mega commerce that despatched Joe Musgrove to San Diego, David Bednar to Pittsburgh and extra. The southpaw required Tommy John surgical procedure that summer season, which resulted in him lacking most of 2022. He has largely been used as optionable depth since then.
This yr, his massive league outcomes previous to in the present day consisted of only one spot begin. He tossed 4 1/3 innings in opposition to the Phillies on Could 15, permitting 5 earned runs. He was optioned again to the minors after that outing and later designated for task when the Mets acquired Phil Maton in July.
Lucchesi cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. As a participant with greater than three years of service time, he may have rejected that outright task in favor of free company. Nevertheless, since he has lower than 5 years of service, heading to the open market would have concerned strolling away from what remained of his $1.65MM wage.
Naturally, he accepted that outright task and will get his roster spot again in the present day. The Mets possible plan on simply utilizing Lucchesi for this one outing, as they’ve Severino, Sean Manaea, Jose Quintana, David Peterson and Tylor Megill as beginning choices for the postseason.
If Lucchesi survives on the 40-man all winter, he could possibly be retained for 2025 through arbitration. Nevertheless, he might be out of choices subsequent yr and can subsequently have much less attraction to the membership as a depth possibility, which ought to make him a candidate to be bumped from the roster in some unspecified time in the future. He has a 4.70 earned run common in 115 Triple-A innings this yr.
As for Scott, he underwent a Tommy John and inner brace hybrid process lately, so he’ll miss the rest of this yr and certain all of 2025 as effectively. He’ll spend most of that point on the 60-day IL, although there’s no injured record in the course of the offseason, so he might want to retake a roster spot for no less than a number of months.
