The Mets introduced Wednesday that they’ve claimed right-hander Austin Warren off waivers from the Giants, who designated him for task final week. New York’s 40-man roster is now as much as 38 gamers.
Warren, 29 subsequent month, has seen small quantities of motion in 4 straight massive league seasons. He pitched for the Angels from 2021 to 2023 after which the Giants in 2024, although his workload stayed beneath 21 innings in every of these campaigns. Put collectively, he has thrown 48 2/3 innings, permitting 3.14 earned runs per 9. His 18.8% strikeout price is subpar however his 7.4% stroll price and 46.2% floor ball price are each sturdy numbers.
He underwent Tommy John surgical procedure whereas nonetheless with the Angels in Might of 2023 and spent the remainder of that 12 months on the injured record. He was launched going into 2024 however managed to safe a giant league deal from the Giants. He spent a good chunk of 2024 on the IL as properly however was again on the mound by season’s finish.
Although his main league observe file is pretty restricted, spending a lot of the previous two years on the injured record pushed him to Tremendous Two standing this winter. Again in November, he and the Giants prevented arbitration by agreeing to a cut up deal. Per the Related Press, Warren may have a wage of $785K within the majors and $350K within the minors. When the membership claimed Sam Huff per week in the past, they bumped Warren off the roster, maybe hoping to have him clear waivers. Nonetheless, the Mets appear to love Warren at that value level and have snagged him off the wire.
Maybe the Mets see the potential for a bit extra with Warren. Over the previous 4 years, he has thrown 104 1/3 innings within the minors with a 4.05 ERA, 25.1% strikeout price and 9.7% stroll price, whereas getting grounders on roughly half of the balls in play he’s allowed. If he can carry a couple of of these punchouts as much as the massive leagues, that might be a pleasant step ahead. He nonetheless has one possibility 12 months and might due to this fact be shuttled between Triple-A and the majors pretty freely. If he nonetheless has a roster spot at season’s finish, he may be retained for 2026 through arbitration.
