The Mets will select the contract of reliever Bobby Wahl, assistant GM John Ricco said today in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM (Twitter link). He’s one of the two players acquired in the pre-deadline swap that sent out veteran closer Jeurys Familia.
Wahl, a hard-throwing righty, has continued to rack up the strikeouts at Triple-A in four appearances since coming over from the Oakland organization. On the year, he has retired 73 batters on strikes while issuing 19 walks in 45 frames at the highest level of the minors. In that span, he has permitted just eleven earned runs on a meager twenty base hits.
Of course, Wahl has shown an interesting power arm in the past, and that did not prevent him from clearing waivers after a brief MLB debut in 2017. If the A’s were convinced he is a notable near-term bullpen asset, perhaps they would not have dealt him for the rental rights to Familia. That said, Wahl’s campaign last year was cut short by injury, which explains why he went unclaimed, and he has certainly bounced back with vigor in 2018. Perhaps he’ll provide a glimmer of hope for the Mets down the stretch.
In other news, the Mets are slated to activate third baseman Todd Frazier, per MLB.com’s Todd Frazier (via Twitter). He could perhaps become an August trade candidate, though there has been no rumor of trade talks to this point.
One active roster spot could be opened by sending starter Steven Matz to the DL. While Jon Heyman of Fancred tweets that Matz was cleared of structural concerns after undergoing an MRI, Mike Puma of the New York post suggests on Twitter that the southpaw may still hit the shelf. As Tim Healey of Newsday notes in a tweet, though, the club is still listing Matz as a probable starter this weekend.
andrewgauldin
I think he’s going to surprise a lot of Mets fans.
Thomas Walker
Do they still get surprised anymore?
Michael Chaney
I was gonna ask the same thing
sureshotschmitty
Lol no I don’t
Bill
In a good way or a bad way?
dugmet
Certainly hope so. Aside from injuries that affected his 2017 campaign, he was solid overall in 58 AAA appearances back to 2016.
nymetsking
hand, foot and mouth didn’t even surprise us.
ReverieDays
Perhaps.
Rickeo02
Ut oh. Now were talking
Captain Dunsel
After he hits that shelf he’ll be out the rest of the year.
cxcx
“In other news, the Mets are slated to activate third baseman Todd Frazier, per MLB.com’s Todd Frazier”
That Todd Frazier really gets around.
carlos15
Great the Mets are activating their clubhouse clown Todd Frazier.
thegreatcerealfamine
Do Chris Rock or Jerry Seinfeld still attend Mets games?
julyn82001
Bobby has a lively arm… We will miss Wahl in Oakland for sure…
of9376
No you won’t . You got a top 5 closer for this guy who will blow his arm out within two years .
lesterdnightfly
The Mets’ march to success has really hit a Wahl….