New York Mets: 5 options to help replace Noah Syndergaard in the rotation
By Jason Evans
Call Up Tyler Pill
Tyler Pill won’t show up on a top prospect list for the Mets. He’s not on mlbpipeline.com’s top 30 for the club, for example. He may be just as ineffective as Gilmartin or Montero or Wilk, but it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be given a shot. Why?
Pill is 2-0 in four starts so far in AAA Las Vegas with a 0.33 ERA. He is not a big strikeout guy. He’s only struck out 12 in 27 innings, but if you can get outs it doesn’t matter, even if he doesn’t fit the Mets’ usual mold of power arms.
The 26-year-old was just 10-11 with a 4.28 ERA last season between AA and AAA, but sometimes it just clicks and you go from there.
The Mets don’t have Robert Gsellman and Lugo to turn to, so maybe Pill can be their internal answer this season.
The other benefit is the Mets don’t have to go out and sign him or trade for him. He’s already in the system. They just need to clear a 40-man spot for him. If he continues to pitch well in Vegas, they have to give him a shot.