TODAY: As anticipated, the Mets have launched Diekman, in keeping with Mike Puma of the New York Publish (X hyperlink).
JULY 29: The Mets introduced Monday that they’ve designated left-hander Jake Diekman for task and chosen the contract of fellow lefty Matt Gage from Triple-A Syracuse to take his spot on the roster.
Diekman, a 37-year-old veteran reliever, joined the Mets on a one-year, $4MM deal again in February. In 32 innings for the Mets, Diekman has punched out almost 28% of batters confronted, although his longstanding management points continued. Final yr, Diekman benefitted from solely 6% of his flyballs leaving the yard, a development which has reversed in ’24 as he’s seen a whopping 29.2% of flies go for homers. In consequence, Diekman has allowed seven house runs already this yr – 4 of which got here in his final seven appearances. Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza used Diekman in excessive leverage spots in Could and June, however as you’d count on, that’s modified in July.
Diekman’s contract features a $4MM membership choice for 2025 that turns into assured with 58 video games. The lefty at present has 43 appearances. Although somebody may need to decide Diekman up, different groups’ want to keep away from that ’25 vesting choice means Diekman will seemingly be launched by the Mets and signal a brand new deal.
Of late, Mendoza and the Mets have been leaning on Edwin Diaz, Jose Butto, and Dedniel Nuñez within the highest-leverage reduction conditions. The membership picked up righty Ryne Stanek in a commerce with the Mariners late final week. Gage will be part of incumbent lefties Alex Younger and Danny Younger after posting a 3.42 ERA, 30 Okay%, and and 12.4 BB% in 26 1/3 innings for the Dodgers’ and Mets’ Triple-A associates.
