A rookie pitcher for the New York Mets is hoping to get more playing time with the team.
This offseason, New York added a number of pitchers to the starting rotation, but it’s still uncertain who will start for the Mets in 2024. Tylor Megill, a youthful righty, is one player aiming to make the rotation.
During the previous season, he pitched 126 1/3 innings with a 4.70 ERA, a 105 to 58 strikeout to walk ratio, and 25 starts.
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the 28-year-old has been working this winter in order to get ready to fight for a spot in the rotation in Spring Training. He has also created a new “elite” split-fingered fastball.
“The largest strides this winter by any Mets pitcher might be from the right-hander, who is working out at Push Performance in Phoenix,” Puma said. “Megill has developed a split-fingered fastball, a pitch he dabbled with toward the end of last season that now stands to become an important part of his arsenal.
“Mets’ analytics deem it an ‘elite’ pitch, but Megill must show it facing batters. Megill is said to have surpassed by plenty all that was expected of him this winter and is viewed as an important piece of the team’s rotation depth.”
Megill’s specific position with the squad in 2024 is unknown, but it’s obvious that he’s working hard to earn a berth in the starting rotation. Is a breakthrough season imminent?