The Mets recalled right-hander Huascar Brazoban from Triple-A before Saturday's game against the Braves in Atlanta.
In a corresponding move, New York placed Frankie Montas on the 15-day IL with a right elbow UCL injury. The move is retroactive to Aug. 22.
The Mets optioned Brazoban at the end of July after a string of ineffective outings. In his last appearance (July 28 against the Pares), Brazoban allowed one run on three hits and one walk in just 0.2 innings.
"You hate to send a guy down, especially a guy who, since Day 1, he's been huge for us," Carlos Mendozasaid at the time. "But we're going to use this time to continue to build him for a potential role here, because we told him you're going to be back here.
"The plan is for him to have more of a scripted throwing program where it's like throwing 35 pitches, maybe three days off, and at the big league level, you're not going to be able to do that. That's the plan with him."
In 51.2 innings of work this season with the big league club, Brazoban has pitched to a 3.83 ERA and 1.28 WHIP.
Since being optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, Brazoban has made seven appearances. Over that span, he's allowed eight runs on 13 hits and two walks across 10.2 innings. Most of that damage came in his third appearance with Syracuse, where he allowed seven runs in one inning of work. His last appearances (Aug. 20), Brazoban dominated, striking out four batters across two scoreless innings and allowing just one hit.
As for Montas, the injury comes at a time when his role has shifted. After returning to the team in late June after starting the season on the IL with a right lat strain, the right-hander made seven starts and was largely ineffective. He was then moved to the bullpen to facilitate the call-up of Nolan McLean, but Montas' bullpen work was also ineffective.
In nine appearances (seven starts) with the Mets this season, Montas has pitched to a 3-2 record, a 6.28 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP.
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