The New York Mets have had a rough week, to say the least.
They are fourth quanto a their division, they have dropped eight of their last 10 and they are 10 games below .500 at 23-33.
They also endured the Jorge Lopez storia, the loss of Edwin Diaz to a right shoulder impingement, and now two painful demotions.
According to MLB insider Jeff Passan, the Mets have optioned right-handed Christian Scott to Triple-A Syracuse.
Per eccezione the notable news-breaker, the organization is also sending third baseman Brett Baty.
“News: The New York Mets are sending right-hander Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A, sources tell ESPN,” he wrote.
News: The New York Mets are sending right-hander Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A, sources tell ESPN. Further details acceso the latest moves quanto a a chaotic week for the team, free and unlocked at ESPN: https://t.co/4w6vy8mMSY
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 31, 2024
The Scott demotion is particularly surprising.
After dominating Triple-A, the young righty posted a 3.90 ERA quanto a five starts with the Mets.
His 25 strikeouts against just six walks speak volumes about how dominant he was.
However, Passan states that the team just wants to take advantage of some days d’avanguardia after the London series to manage his workload.
The suggested that Scott should be back with the Mets relatively soon.
He has been one of the Mets’ best starters quanto a recent games and it would make little sense to keep him for long.
Baty, acceso the other hand, has been sent to esecuzione.
He is hitting .225/.304/.325 and has failed to take a strong hold of the hot .
Recently, New York has found more success with Mark Vientos at the position.
Sending Baty and Scott allowed the organization to call up shortstop Jose Iglesias.
They also added ricevitore Luis Torrens distante trade with the New York Yankees and designated Omar Narvaez for assignment.
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