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Mets Designate Stephen Nogosek For Assignment

By Steve Adams | December 16, 2019 at 1:04pm CDT

The Mets announced Monday that they’ve designated right-hander Stephen Nogosek for assignment. His spot on the roster will go to right-hander Rick Porcello, whose previously reported one-year, $10MM contract is now official.

Nogosek, 24, was the last of three remaining pitchers in the organization that the Mets had acquired when trading Addison Reed to the Red Sox back in 2017. Fellow righties Gerson Bautista (traded to Seattle in the Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz deal) and Jamie Callahan (outrighted and signed with the Giants) have both gone to other clubs within the past 13 months.

Nogosek made his MLB debut with the Mets this past season but was roughed up for eight runs on a dozen hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. The 2016 sixth-round pick posted an eye-popping 1.07 ERA in 50 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A in 2019, although his control (4.9 BB/9, 12.8 BB%) wasn’t great and he benefited from a .155 BABIP in 31 1/3 innings of Triple-A ball.

On the one hand, Nogosek is a fairly young reliever with minor league options remaining, a heater that averaged 95.1 mph in his brief MLB cup of coffee an a longstanding knack for avoiding home runs (0.81 HR/9 in 199 minor league innings). On the other hand, he’s a pronounced fly-ball pitcher with a persistent control issues who’ll need to continue avoiding the long ball against the game’s best hitters due to that limited ability to locate the ball. He’ll turn 25 in July and is more or less MLB-ready, so a club could take a look at him via a minor trade or a waiver pickup. The Mets will have a week to trade Nogosek or place him on outright waivers in hopes that he’ll clear and remain in the organization.

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  1. Eatdust666

    1 year ago

    Who?

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    • pinkerton

      1 year ago

      Stephen Nogosek.

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      • CrewBrew

        1 year ago

        who?

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        • Far Beyond Driven

          1 year ago

          Stephen Nogosek

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        • CrewBrew

          1 year ago

          oh, gotcha, Thanks

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        • iamhector24

          1 year ago

          Mike Jones.

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        • brewpackbuckbadg

          1 year ago

          Should Stearns pick him up? Options available.

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    • david klein

      1 year ago

      Can we stop with this stupidity?

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      • CrewBrew

        1 year ago

        Relax david

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      1 year ago

      Hemp Rally!

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  2. Metsfan78

    1 year ago

    A cash consideration trade coming up, watch.

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    • angt222

      1 year ago

      Orioles will probably take him for cash considerations.

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  3. david klein

    1 year ago

    Not real sure how Rhame keeps slip sliding away but that’s now two gms that won’t give up on him. Nogosek was really good in the minors in 20019; baffling move

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    • nymetsking

      1 year ago

      I don’t know if he’s worth waiting 18,000 years for.

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    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      Rhame is good at getting dirt on people.

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    • Bill M

      1 year ago

      More baffling to me is Oswalt. He stunk in 2018 & was worse last year. I think Nogosek & Oswalt both have options.. I don’t think Rhame does, but still, hopefully he’s on a short leash.. You can add Bashlor, Lockett, & Sewald to that short leash list too, for my money.

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    • Canosucks

      1 year ago

      I agree, totally baffling move?
      You keep Oswalt, Bashlor, and Lockett and DFA Nogosek?

      Nogosek is young and has good minor league stats and the rest have already proven beyond any doubt they can’t pitch in the majors!

      You are going to judge him on 6.2 mlb innings pitched?

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  4. HalosHeavenJJ

    1 year ago

    Eppler loves velo, especially out if the bullpen. Hansel Robles 2?

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    • stewartnbuck

      1 year ago

      FIRE BILLY INEPT-PLER PLEASE…

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      • humphrey x boegarts

        1 year ago

        Nice you said please, but I don’t think HalosHeavenJJ has the authority to fire him

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    • Canosucks

      1 year ago

      Funny thing about the Angels is they hire Callaway the same guy who gave advice to DFA Hansel Robles and couldn’t fix him while Butcher did and now Callaway is their pitching coach?

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  5. macstruts

    1 year ago

    Too bad I can no go see Nogosek. But what’s in a name?

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  6. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    Mets really gave up quickly on the Reed trade returns

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    • angt222

      1 year ago

      Surprised Nogosek went before Rhame.

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      • nymetsking

        1 year ago

        There’s no Rhame or reason to this move.

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  7. king beas

    1 year ago

    I better hope seawald is already gone

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  8. Col_chestbridge

    1 year ago

    The Indians usually deploy an 8 man bullpen and currently only have 9 relievers on the 40. I could see them trying to pick up a high velo guy to try and stash him in AAA as depth.

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    • stubby66

      1 year ago

      Think the Brewers have like 4 spots open on their 40 man

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  9. mecousinvinny

    1 year ago

    Madbum for 5 yrs 85 mil — why didnt the Mets have a go at him ? Porcello cost 10 mil Madbum 17 mil — Wacha 3 -4 mil —

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    • nymetsking

      1 year ago

      They were afraid Madbum and Cespy would go horseback riding tougher.

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      • nymetsking

        1 year ago

        ^together

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    • Canosucks

      1 year ago

      Because Van Lunchwagon is a fool and only hires his former clients.
      Was MadBum a former client?

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    • iamhector24

      1 year ago

      Because a one year flier is much better than giving a declining pitcher 85 mill. Plus he flat out said he didn’t want to go to a big city like NY. But fans forget that players aren’t cyborgs and have actual preferences.

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  10. hopper15

    1 year ago

    This has farhan zaidi written all over it. I expect he’ll claim Nogosek off waivers.

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    • Canosucks

      1 year ago

      I think the Angels will and he will hate to see Callaway again!

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  11. Dan Hunter

    1 year ago

    NO MORE BULLPEN FOR METS THIS YEAR.

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