Mets To Select Sean Reid-Fole Mets To Select Sean Reid-Fole

Right-hander is on his way to join the Mets from Triple-A Syracuse, as first by Mike Mayer of Metsmerized. Hes not on the 40-man roster, so New York will need to open a spot on the 40-man roster to formally select his contract. The 27-year-old Reid-Foley is 15 months removed from last years Tommy John surgery and has pitched 22 innings of 4.09 ERA ball acro s three minor league levels as hes worked back into game shape. That includes a le s palatable 4.96 ERA in 16 1/3 Triple-A frames, though the former top prospect has a 3.95 ERA and 42.5% strikeout rate over his past 14 Triple-A appearances (23 strikeouts, 54 batters faced). Reid-Foley has pitched in parts of five big league seasons, all of them coming with either the Blue Jays or the Mets. In 102 1/3 innings at the MLB level, the former second-round pick (2017) has posted a 4.66 ERA with a solid 23.6% strikeout rate but a bloated 13.7% walk rate. Hes split his time relatively evenly between the bullpen and the rotation, carrying very similar Buck Williams Jersey marks in ERA, strikeout rate, walk rate, ground-ball rate and home run rate, regardle s of role. Like most pitchers, hes thrown harder out of the bullpen; last years career-high 96 mph average on his fastball in relief was 2.4 mph north of the 93.6 mph he averaged in 2017-18 when working primarily as a starter. The Mets bullpen has been a revolving door since the trade deadline. While veterans , , and have been constants, but theyve used a stunning 17 relievers since the trade deadline. The Mets have cycled through journeymen such as , , , and (among others) while trying to patch things together on a thinned out pitching staff. Reid-Foley will become the latest entrant into that relief corps carousel. Hes out of minor league options, so hell have to either stick in the bullpen or else quickly be designated for a signment to make way for the next arm. The Mets havent had a starter complete five innings since to sed seven frames on Saturday. Their bullpen has covered 11 2/3 innings in the past three games alone, so its not exactly a surprise to see them bringing in a fresh arm. Jeff Green Jersey