PITTSBURGH — As Tylor Megill prepares to pitch Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse — a step up in weight class in his minor league rehab task — Mets officers try to infer how the right-hander would possibly greatest match as he transitions to a reliever.
Is Megill a one-inning pitcher who will be utilized on back-to-back days? Does he want a day between appearances? Can he be utilized in a multi-inning position?
These are questions into consideration because the group prepares to probably add a high-upside arm to a bullpen that would use depth choices.
Megill was positioned on the injured record on June 17 with a proper shoulder pressure and began a rehab task for Double-A Binghamton final week. In two appearances with Binghamton he struck out all six batters he confronted.
“Every little thing seems actually good,” Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner stated Tuesday earlier than the Mets’ 8-2 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park. “He feels robust and he's recovering effectively, which is a very powerful factor when you find yourself on rehab, is the way you reply, so all the pieces is trending the suitable method.”
Megill had a robust begin to the season within the Mets rotation throughout Jacob deGrom’s absence earlier than hitting the IL in Could with biceps tendinitis. He struggled in two begins after his return earlier than transferring again to the IL. General he's 4-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 9 begins for the Mets this season with 47 strikeouts in 41 ¹/₃ innings.
“He strikes individuals out, so these are likely to make good relievers,” Hefner stated. “You miss bats and there's much less probability of a ball being put in play so any adjustment from starter to reliever is warming up earlier than you come within the recreation after which the unknown of when you find yourself truly going to pitch. All these issues will be realized over time, so that's a part of his course of now.”
Megill and Drew Smith (who's recovering from a lat pressure) have been advised they must earn their method again to the main league roster. Left-hander Joey Lucchesi is one other bullpen choice as he prepares for a transfer to Double-A Binghamton in his rehab from Tommy John surgical procedure.
“There's some stage of efficiency they need to have as a result of our group proper now's robust and that has been the messaging to them,” Hefner stated. “This isn’t, ‘Go down and do your rehab and you're robotically on the roster.’ We’re in a pennant hunt proper now so efficiency issues.”
The Mets entered Tuesday with a bullpen that included Edwin Diaz, Adam Ottavino, Seth Lugo, Joely Rodriguez, Tommy Hunter, Mychal Givens, Trevor Williams and Bryce Montes de Oca, with Trevor Could sidelined by COVID.
Megill, at earliest, may be part of the Mets on their homestand subsequent week.
“Can we attempt to construct him as much as a number of innings or will we give him a back-to-back?” Hefner stated. “Can we obtain both a type of right here? I feel checking both a type of containers in his rehab and do the opposite one when he will get right here. We're form of in between proper now, we're simply seeing how he responds after which we’ll sort of alter his program as we get nearer.”
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