10:45 am: Mike Puma of the New York Post relays that the corresponding move is Sean Reid-Foley being transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list. The righty was placed on the IL May 1 due to a partial UCL tear and wasn’t expected to return anytime soon.
9:24 am: The Mets are going to be selecting the contract of right-hander Stephen Nogosek, manager Buck Showalter tells Tim Healey of Newsday. He isn’t on the 40-man roster, meaning a corresponding move will be necessary in that regard. Since the team is playing a doubleheader today, the active roster swells from 26 to 27 for the day. Healey adds that Adonis Medina has technically been optioned but will stay with the team today as that 27th man.
Nogosek, 27, was drafted by the Red Sox but was sent to the Mets in the 2017 Addison Reed trade. He made it to the big leagues in 2019 and was able to throw 6 2/3 innings that year. At the end of that season, he was outrighted off the roster but made it back in 2021, logging another 3 innings. Those 9 2/3 frames mark the sum total of his big league experience so far. He was non-tendered and re-signed to a minor league deal in the offseason.
He’s off to a great start so far this season, throwing 10 2/3 innings over seven Triple-A appearances. His ERA is 1.69 in that time, along with an excellent 31% strikeout rate. Although walks have often been an issue for him in his career, his rate is just 4.8% in the early going. If he can sustain that type of production, he could be a nice piece for a bullpen that was been one of the only weak points on a strong Mets team. The team’s relievers have a 3.72 ERA, placing them 20th out of the 30 MLB teams in that department. However, the advanced metrics are more bullish, with FIP placing them at 3.30 (8th), xFIP at 3.21 (3rd) and SIERA at 2.83 (4th).
27th man is my guess.
Yes, that’s what Medina is per the article.
The article says Medina optioned on the 26 to make room but hangs around for DH. that makes Medina the 27th man not Nogosek.
Another move on the 40 to come. May likely moved to 60 day IL
I’m thinking SRF given the likely TJ required
That piece of information is literally in the headline, sir.
It wasn’t when first posted.
Why do they keep optioning Medina? The guy has been solid thus far.
I was thinking the same thing
Anyone know if Nogosek has changed up his pitch mix or if there’s some other change in his peripherals leading to the early season success? I hope it’s sustainable. The Mets can use some bullpen arms until they can swing a trade or two.
I’m confused how it works with Nogosek and Medina. SRF was transferred to the 60-day so Nogosek could be selected. The article said Medina was technically optioned but is staying as the 27th man. I’d think they’d try to avoid options if possible since there’s now a 5x/year limit. Couldn’t Nogosek be the 27th man or is he out of options and would require another DFA?
Good question…Maybe they made this move yesterday before the rainout
Man, if you need to option players more than five times a year something needs to change. It’s ridiculous.
Yes, players need to stop getting injured
There’s a lot of options being burned by other than injury. MOST, in fact are used for other reasons. If it were ONLY injury, five options would be PLENTY.
Come to think of it, show me a time when a player has ever used more than five “options” (ie is sent down) one on player. Has to be EXTREMELY rare. I don’t think you understand the situation. If five per player ain’t enough, your organization is incompetent and messing with its players.
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