Mets prospect Nolan McLean, No. 3 in the team’s system according to Joe DeMayo, had another strong outing on Thursday in his third start with Triple-A Syracuse.
The right-hander let up two runs (none earned) on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks over 6.0 innings of work against the Rochester Red Wings. Two of his strikeouts came against Washington Nationals No. 3-ranked prospect Brady House, the 11th pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.
McLean threw a career-high 93 pitches with 60 for strikes. His fastball peaked at 96 mph and he used his sweeper 40 percent of the time, DeMayo noted.
After going 3-1 with a 1.37 ERA over five Double-A starts, McLean made the jump up to Triple-A on May 9 and threw seven scoreless innings in his first start. He got roughed up a little in his second Triple-A start on May 15 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, allowing four runs on five hits over 5.0 IP.
Despite Syracuse’s 6-4 loss on Thursday, McLean’s bounce-back performance lowered his Triple-A ERA to 2.00 as opposing batters are hitting just .219 against him.
Offensively, CF Drew Gilbert extended his hitting streak to four games with a single in the seventh inning. Gilbert, the Mets’ No. 10 prospect according to DeMayo, has had an up-and-down May so far with 15 hits over 66 at-bats (.227 average), including two home runs and two doubles.
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