Mets Roster Central: Starter for Starter

[Edgy MD]

It is hardly without precedent, but it is among the most un-just of transactions.  The Mets began yesterday with three men in their rotation, and seemingly a gajillion guys in their bullpen.  They call up a guy, he does great, and he gets bounced right back to Syracuse for the trouble.

Transactions, 6/27/2026

GOING	COMING
Demoted to Syracuse	Activated from Injured List
Starting Pitchers
Zach Thornton	Christian Scott
L/L DoB: 2002-01-17 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 High Level: MLB (2026)

On the first day of the Andy Green regime, the Mets had no starters available, and were forced to call up Zach Thornton — a rookie with all of one (unsuccessful) starts at the major-league level.

He came up, instantly gave up three hard-hit balls, made his adjustments, and absolutely shut the hard-hitting Phillies down:

IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	Pit	Str	GiDP
6.0	5	1	1	1	7	78	54	3(!)

You may feel different, but that's the kind of pitcher (and one of those last two hits were Mets Roster Central would like to see come out for the seventh.  But somewhere baseball in general, and the Mets in particular, are broken, and unlike any other sport, when a guy who is threatening to win a game for his team, all the manager is can think about is when to get him out of there.  And so, rather than see Thornton come out for the seventh, the Flushing faithful, see him yanked from the game so hard that he ended up in Syracuse, as the Mets lost the contest and the golden opportunity for a fresh start under Andy Green it represented.

May Christian Scott see better — and saner — times.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers					Relief Pitchers
	Sean Manaea	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	Christian Scott		Huascar Brazobán
	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15		R/R DoB: 1989-10-15
Relief Pitchers
A.J. Minter	Tobias Myers	Cionel Pérez	Brooks Raley	Kodai Senga	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	R/L DoB: 35176	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Bo Bichette	Brett Baty	Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
Infielders		Outfielders
Mark Vientos	Eric Wagaman	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	R/R DoB: 1997-08-14	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 2004-08-10	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers				Relief Pitchers
Clay Holmes	Tylor Megill	Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Daniel Duarte	Reed Garrett
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02
Relief Pitchers					Catchers	Infielders
Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
Infielders	Outfielders
Marcus Semien	MJ Melendez	Nick Morabito	Jared Oliva	Luis Robert, Jr.
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	R/R DoB: 1995-11-27	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03

Designated for Assignment

Infielders

Zack Short

R/R DoB: 34848

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Interim Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coord.	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitch. Coach
Andy Green	Kai Correa	Justin Willard	Jeff Albert	Tim Leiper	Gilbert Gomez	José Rosado	Dan McKinney
DoB: 1977-07-07	DoB: 1989-07-14	DoB: 1990-09-09	DoB: 1992-08-16	DoB: 1996-07-19	DoB: 1992-03-08	DoB: 1974-11-09	DoB: 1989-06-06
Hitting Coach	Strategy Coach	Catching Coach	Coaching Assistant	Bat'g Pract. Pitcher	Equip. Manager	Bullpen Catcher	Bullpen Catcher
Troy Snitker	Danny Barnes	J.P. Arencibia	Rafael Fernandez	Kevin Mahoney	Kevin Kierst	Eric Langill	Dave Racaniello
DoB: 1988-12-05	DoB: 1989-10021	DoB: 1986-01-05	DoB: 1988-08-03	DoB: 1987-05-11	DoB: 1964-07-09	DoB: 1979-04-09	DoB: 1978-06-03

Your Mets Training Staff

Director of Player Health	Head Athletic Trainer	Assistant Athletic Trainer	Recond. Coordinator	Recond. Therapist	Head Performance Coach	Assistant Performance Coach	Performance Coordinator	Soft Tissue Specialist
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang	Hiroto Kawamura
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??	DoB: 1962-07-19

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