Frankie Montas’ rehab project struggles continued Friday night time, casting additional doubt on each his return timeline and his potential position with Mets as soon as he makes it again to the large leagues.
Montas, who has missed your entire season with a proper lat pressure after signing a two-year, $34 million take care of the Mets in free company over the offseason, allowed eight runs over 1 2/3 innings towards the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in his newest begin for Triple-A Syracuse.
The 32-year-old righty has a 13.17 ERA with 10 strikeouts, 9 walks and 7 dwelling runs allowed over 13 2/3 innings spanning 5 rehab outings — two for Excessive-A Brooklyn and three for Syracuse.
Montas pitched into the fifth inning in his first begin for Syracuse on June 3, however he has gone backward in every of his previous two begins, throwing 3 2/3 innings on June 8 earlier than getting chased within the second inning on Friday.
Earlier within the day, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns stated the plan was for Montas to make another begin after Friday’s outing.
Montas’ 30-day rehab project window ends on June 22. After that time, the Mets should both add Montas to the energetic Main League roster or get consent from the pitcher and approval from the Commissioner’s Workplace to ship him on one other rehab project following a seven-day ready interval.
If Montas had been performing higher on his rehab project, he’d be an apparent alternative to interchange ace Kodai Senga within the Mets’ rotation, which leads MLB with a 2.78 ERA. As it’s, Paul Blackburn is anticipated to fill in for Senga, who simply went on the 15-day injured listing with a proper hamstring pressure.
If the membership doesn’t view Montas as a direct improve over Blackburn, it may choose to place Montas within the bullpen as soon as his rehab clock runs out.
Sean Manaea (proper indirect pressure) can also be on his method again from an harm, although he’s earlier in his rehab window than Montas. The left-hander has made two rehab begins for Brooklyn to date, permitting 4 runs (three earned) within the first earlier than tossing 2 2/3 scoreless innings within the second outing.
