After Wednesday's doubleheader, the Mets are reportedly calling up a reliever to help out their beleaguered bullpen.
According to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, the Mets are set to call up veteran RHP Rico Garcia from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday. Gracia, who signed a minor league deal with the team last November, last pitched in the majors in 2023 with the then-Oakland Athletics and Nationals. He appeared in 10 games, where he struggled to the tune of a 9.26 ERA. He spent last season on the Nationals' Triple-A team and pitched to a 6-3 record, a 3.94 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP across 55 games.
This season for the Syracuse Mets, Garcia has been solid. He's pitched to a 4.45 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP across 24 games (two starts) while striking out 37 batters over 30.1 innings. He's been great over his last two outings, pitching four shutout innings while allowing just three hits and striking out six batters.
With Garcia's reported promotion, the question then becomes whose spot will he take?
After Blade Tidwell's bulk outing — where he picked up his first major league win — he could be a candidate as his turn in the rotation won't arrive until late next week. The Mets will wrap up their three-game set with the Brewers at 7:10 p.m., so the move will become official ahead of first pitch.
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