Mets Sign Veteran Left-Hander

On Wednesday, the New York Mets announced that they had signed a left-handed pitcher, Colin Poche, to a minor league contract. He will report to Triple-A Syracuse.

Poche, 31, has spent the first month of the 2025 season with the Washington Nationals. He was 1-2 with an 11.42 ERA over the course of 8 2/3 innings. He has appeared in 13 games and has given up 11 earned runs on 10 hits. He walked 12 and struck out 10. He has a 2.54 WHIP.

Poche was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-years ago in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Dallas Baptist University. He was with the Diamondbacks until 2018, when he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. He spent the last seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Last season with the Rays, he was 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA. In 37 1/3 innings, he gave up 16 earned runs on 30 hits, 13 walks, and struck out 33. He had a 1.15 WHIP.

Prior to that, in 2023, he was 12-3 with Tampa Bay with a 2.23 ERA. He pitched 60 2/3 innings, striking out 61.

Poche’s main two pitches include a four-seam fastball and a slider.

After seven seasons with Tampa Bay, he was signed by Washington and spent only a few months there before electing free agency once again. The Mets have recently lost their two best lefty relievers –A.J. Minter and Danny Young- for the season.

Poche begins his tenure with the Mets with Triple-A Syracuse.

In other potential lefty reliever news, Felipe De La Cruz pitched 1 2/3 scoreless inning and hit 98 mph for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, he was named the International League Pitcher of the Week after throwing six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in his Triple-A debut.

The Mets recently also brought back veteran Brooks Raley. The 36-year-old is still out following Tommy John surgery last May.

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