Report: Manaea Moved To Bullpen; Likely To Follow Holmes Tuesday

There appears to be more movement on the horizon in the New York Mets’ rotation. Early Sunday afternoon, Will Sammon of the Athletic reported that the Mets are temporarily moving left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea to the bullpen.

He expanded on his report saying that Manaea would be available on Sunday, and if not used then, likely be deployed behind right-handed starter Clay Holmes during Tuesday’s opening game against the San Diego Padres. Given Manaea was not used on Sunday in the Mets’ victory against Texas, it appears the most likely scenario that he will be used behind Holmes on Tuesday.

After pitching like the team’s ace in 2024, Manaea has struggled drastically in 2025. Due to injury, it was a late start for Manaea to begin with, then, after five really strong appearances to begin the season, it has been dire struggles for the 33-year-old veteran. Manaea had a 2.08 ERA across his first five appearances of the season in July. He struck out 22 over 17 1/3 innings, and all looked well.

However, since then, Manaea has allowed at least four or five runs in six of his last seven outings, and the longest start he has had over that time has been 5 2/3 innings. In all, over his last seven starts, he has thrown 32 2/3 innings, allowing 41 hits and has posted a 7.71 ERA.

Something needed to be done, and it appears New York has reportedly made the decision to remove him from the rotation for the time being. For whatever it is worth, his first appearance was out of the bullpen, behind Holmes, and he struck out seven over 3 1/3 innings allowing only one run.

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