Pitching Updates

[Gwreck]

Britton in The Athletic has several updates:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6645438/2025/09/19/mets-pitching-plans-into-postseason/

Megill and Garrett both need Tommy John surgery. Garrett also needs surgery for a nerve in his throwing elbow. He could wait on TJ and try other options after rehabbing from the nerve surgery, but that would push his recovery past opening day 2027 if he does so, so could be better to get it all done now.

Senga is unlikely to be on the postseason roster.

Mets likely to carry all 6 starters (McLean, Sproat, Tong, Holmes, Manaea, Peterson) on the wild card roster. "Expect creativity" = could mean 3 different starters in a given game, each trying to get through one turn of the Dodgers' lineup.

Mets considering whether to use McLean for Game 1 or Game 2 of the WC series. They seem some value in using the best starter in Game 2, which would either be a stave-off-elimination game, or a clinch-the-series game. The off day Monday allows them to change up the rotation. Additionally, there is an extra off day in the NLDS schedule this year, so a pitcher in Game 2 of the WC series could pitch games 2 and 5 of the Division Series.

Don't rule out Syracuse reliever Dylan Ross for consideration on the postseason roster.

[Edgy MD]

Only a fool would rule out Dylan Ross.

Sorry, as always, to read about the UCL diagnoses.