Mets Announce Plethora Of Roster Moves Ahead Of Series Finale Against Houston

The New York Mets are in a roster crunch, so the continued turnover, especially in the bullpen continues. The team announced Sunday morning the following roster moves:

• RHP Tylor Megill and LHP Danny Young optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
• LHP Tyler Jay and RHP Matt Festa have been selected from Triple-A Syracuse.
• LHP Brooks Raley has been transferred to the 60-day injured list.
• OF Duke Ellis has been designated for assignment.

Tylor Megill’s rough season continued on Saturday, as he was only able to last 5 1/3 innings and gave up four runs and five hits. His season ERA sits at 5.08 as his career-long struggles to emerge as a consistent major-league starter continues. Megill’s demotion paves the way for Christian Scott to be recalled and make a start within the week and it also allows for a much-needed fresh bullpen arm to arrive for Sunday’s series finale.

Also, Danny Young continues his up-and-down movement in the system. Young tossed 1 1/3 innings in Saturday’s contest, allowing three runs and two hits. His major-league ERA sits at 5.11 on the season.

Tylor Megill. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

The fresh reinforcements to the bullpen are in the form of left-hander Tyler Jay and right-hander Matt Festa. Jay, who has tossed four innings in the big leagues this season, has thrown 36 innings for Triple-A Syracuse this year. He owns a 2.00 ERA. He last pitched for Syracuse on June 28.

Meanwhile, Matt Festa, who was signed a minor-league deal with the Mets after being released by the San Diego Padres organization earlier in the season, has a 3.16 ERA in Triple-A this year split between two organizations. He has impressed since joining Syracuse, tossing 15 1/3 innings with 19 strikeouts and a 1.76 ERA.

Festa last pitched on June 25 for Syracuse and has seven appearances with the Triple-A Mets of longer than one inning. So, if needs be, he can give New York some length. He owns a 4.32 ERA, 4.77 FIP across 93 2/3 major-league innings, all with Seattle. He threw 54 innings for the Mariners in 2022, posting a 4.17 ERA (4.26 FIP) with 64 strikeouts. Festa throws mainly two pitches, a low-90 mph fastball and sweeper.

Additionally, Brooks Raley underwent Tommy John surgery about a month ago, so his move to the 60-day injured list was expected at some point, his season has been over. Outfielder Duke Ellis was claimed off waivers from the Chicago White Sox on June 16. He was with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) at the time of his DFA.

The Mets go for another series win this afternoon at 1:40 pm ET against the Houston Astros at Citi Field.

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