Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Mets plan to call up highly- touted right-hander Rafael Montero to make his major league debut on Wednesday against the New York Yankees at Citi Field.<\/p>\n
Montero, one of the Mets’ top pitching prospects, went 4-1 with a 3.67 ERA in eight starts with Triple-A Las Vegas this year. In 24 starts at the Triple-A level over the last two seasons, the 23-year-old Montero posted a 9-5 record with a 3.25 ERA. He struck out 119 batters in 130 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson made the informal announcement prior to Monday’s game against the Yankees saying, “We think he’s ready now,”<\/p>\n
A corresponding roster move will be announced when the move is official.<\/p>\n
The move to bring up Montero follows the Mets calling up fellow prospect Jacob deGrom on Monday. The 25-year-old right-hander went 4-0 with a 2.58 ERA over seven starts at Las Vegas this season. However, unlike Montero, deGrom will be used out of the bullpen.<\/p>\n
Montero will take the rotation spot of Jenrry Mejia, who was re-assigned to the bullpen after being ineffective in a starting role. Mejia, also one of the Mets’ young arms, began the season in the rotation after beating out veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka in the spring.<\/p>\n
Mejia went 3-0 with a lofty 5.06 ERA in seven starts. While his record wasn’t bad, he was having trouble going deep into games, often hitting the 100-pitch mark in the fifth inning. He could be considered for the closer role as the season moves on.<\/p>\n
Mejia did pick up the win in Monday’s 9-7 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, working 1 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
The Mets still have one more highly regarded prospect in Triple-A in right- hander Noah Syndergaard. In eight starts with Las Vegas, Syndergaard is 4-1 with a 3.92 ERA this season. He has 46 strikeouts in 43 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
Syndergaard could be called up in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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