Matt will need to cover the odds of McLean and Tong down part

New York met Nolan McLean launcher (26) ships in the first game baseball match against Atlanta Hraves, Friday, 22. August 2025. years, in Atlanta. (AP PHOTO / BRINN ANDERSON)

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New York Mets are expected to cruise the playoffs with a star roster. In 71-61, it did not happen, and currently collected until the last place of wild cards. In order to reject the cincinnati red and get soil in teams above them, it will turn to ask the perspectives of Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong.

McLean and Tong

McLean will take the embankment for the third start of his MLB career tonight. It will face Phillies Philadelphia, which lead to five games in the national league of the East. He was exceptional in the first two exits, giving up only six hits and two races in 12 1/3 innings as they fall 15.

McLean is currently 37th. The best perspectives in the whole MLB Nipoleand his debut date of 16. August ensures that it should Maintain the eligibility of Rookie 2026. Years. It is thrown in the middle to the high 90s with the range of excellent breakdowns published by 2.45 ERs in 113 2/3 innings in minors.

Tong, Who will debut theirs on FridayRanked immediately behind McLean at 44. Celina at the top list of Prospecto MLB. His numbers for smaller leagues jump from the page of statistics. He leads the entirety of smaller leagues in the era (1.43) and distances (179) and allowed only two houses in 113 2/3 innings.

Tong has exceptional fastball, but not in a conventional sense. It just reaches the low 90s on the radar gun, but it has the characteristics of elite movements. She was thrown from the extreme delivery of the transition, making his release head drove his hits to pick up. It also contains a classic curve with a large pause.

Plan b

Relying on unproven prospects, no matter how well they came in, it was not the original plan to meet this season. They spent the great deal, especially on the suit Juan Soto and entered the year with payrolls of $ 340 million in MLB only in Los Angeles Dodgers.

In addition to Sota, most moves that made this exposing addressed the throwing staff and they took question routes to compose it. They signed the reliever clay Holmes with the intention of turning it to the initial pitcher. That experiment is success, because he did not miss the beginning and has 3.60 ERs. Their acquisitions of Griffin Conservation and Frankie Montasa also did not work. Both are currently injured, and Montas was ineffective when healthy.

Injuries were the main problem for Met. They currently have 14 players on the injured list, including 10 pitchers. They lost the third most playing time for injuries in MLB this season according to Ledger Ledger Leder Leger Ledger Baseball Prospectus.

Kodai Senga was excellent in rotation with 2.77 era, and David Peterson deserved a surprising candle with his 3.18 era. Along with Holmes and Sean Manae, McLean and Tong will join them to form rotation with six men. With non-medical prospects, it expects to start 33% of its games the rest of the way, Mets will need their Rookie launchers to grow quickly.