Ahead of their series finale in Chicago tonight, the Mets have made yet another roster move involving their bullpen, as the team has called up right-handed reliever Kevin Herget and designated left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady for assignment. The team also outrighted right-handed reliever Chris Devenski to Triple-A Syracuse, a technicality since Syracuse’s season is over.
Herget has thrown 12.0 innings at the major league level for the Mets and Braves this year and has a 3.00 ERA with a 3.56 FIP
in that limited body of work. He has a 3.09 ERA and a 4.67 FIP in 46.2 innings in Syracuse this year. He’s been optioned to the minors multiple times.
Lovelady has also had several stints with the Mets and has been designated for assignment previously this season. In 11.2 innings in the big leagues, pitching for the Blue Jays and Mets, he has an 8.49 ERA and a 7.00 FIP. He ate two innings in the Mets’ blowout loss to the Cubs last night, though, which was helpful in saving other pitchers from having to cover those innings with the Mets in must-win mode at the moment.
Devenski, like both other relievers, has made multiple trips between Syracuse and Queens, and he has a 2.16 ERA and a 3.50 FIP in 16.2 major league innings, all of which have come with the Mets.
