10:05: The Mets have officially announced the signing of Leone. catcher Omar Narvaez was transferred to the 60-day injury list to open a slot on the 40-person list. New York also recovers ace Justin Verlander from the wounded list, as expected, and selected both Muckenhirn and John Curtiss to Triple-A Syracuse. Butto was brought back to Syracuse after operating as the 27th man in yesterday’s two-head race.
9:43 am: Right-handed veteran Dominic LeoneWho turned down a minor league deal with Rangers earlier this week, there was a locker set up in the Mets’ clubhouse this morning, tweets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Leone is represented by ACES.
The team has yet to make an official announcement and will need to clear a 40-man position, but Leone is already inside the clubhouse and in uniform. left-handed Zach Muckenhirn has been selected to Triple-A to open a slot for Leone on the active roster, according to DiComo, but the team will still need notification of the corresponding 40 move.
Leone, 31, opened the season with Rangers’ Triple-A branch and was not added to the Texas major league roster on the day of his opt-out – despite a stellar run on the begin of the year. In 11 innings of 2/3 at Round Rock, he posted a 1.59 ERA with 15 to 2 K/BB and 46.7% grounding.
This will be Leone’s seventh major team and tenth Major League season in which he has played. The right-hander spent the 2021-22 season with the Giants, for whom he scored a neat 2.71 ERA with a solid hit rate of 23.1% and a high 10th walk rate, 4% during 103 plays. Leone’s fast ball hit 95.5 mph during his two years with the Giants, and he delivered impressive chase and swing strike rates of 15.7% and 15.7 percent, respectively. 38.4%.
Overall, Leone has 356 Major League plays. He recorded a 3.69 ERA, 24.4% strike rate, 9.8% walk rate, and 1.06 HR/9 during that time. ERA alternatives like FIP and SIERA both peg him at exactly 3.91, and he’s had 53 holds and 7 saves in his career, so he’s no stranger What about throwing the ball at the lever points if necessary.
Mets bullheads taxed after yesterday’s game, the game went on Jose Butto throw 42 throws, right-handed Jimmy Yacabonis throw 36 throws and set up man Adam Ottavino throw 24 throws. With that trio potentially unavailable and Muckenhirn picked for Syracuse, the Mets are a bit light on relief options. Leone will be handing them the sixth new arm to make it to the bullring for today’s bout, and given his broader track record, he reckons there’s a good chance of snagging a spot in the ‘pen for’. the rest of the season if he performs well .
