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Mets Add Seven To 60-Man Player Pool

By Steve Adams | July 13, 2020 at 12:31pm CDT

The Mets announced Monday that they’ve added seven players to their 60-man player pool: right-handers Matt Blackham, Jordan Humphreys and Franklyn Kilome; left-handers Stephen Gonsalves and Thomas Szapucki; infielder Jake Hager; and catcher David Rodriguez. They’ve filled 58 of the 60 spots in their pool. MetsMerized’s Michael Mayer first reported that Blackham, Humphreys and Gonsalves would be added (Twitter links).

Of the new adds today, Szapucki is the most highly regarded of the team’s prospects, ranking seventh at both FanGraphs and MLB.com. A fifth-round pick in 2015, Szapucki returned from Tommy John surgery to log 61 2/3 innings of 2.63 ERA ball with 10.5 K/9 against 3.8 BB/9 across three minor league levels in 2019. The 24-year-old topped out with four innings in Double-A, and while he wasn’t viewed as a candidate to log much time in the Majors this season, he’ll at the very least get in some developmental reps in the absence of a conventional minor league season.

Kilome, also 24, came over from the Phillies in the trade that sent Asdrubal Cabrera to Philadelphia back in 2017. He lands ninth on FanGraphs’ list and 12th at MLB.com on the heels of a 2019 season that he lost to his own Tommy John surgery. That procedure came back in October 2018, so Kilome should be largely back up to speed and ready to pick up after tossing 140 innings at Double-A that year. Kilome logged a 4.18 ERA with 8.0 K/9 against 3.9 BB/9. Kilome improved considerably upon being flipped to the Mets; in 38 innings with his new club his K/9 jumped from 7.3 to 10.0, and his BB/9 dropped from 4.5 to 2.4.

Among the other additions, the 26-year-old Gonsalves might be the most recognizable name. The former fourth-round pick was long a top prospect in the Twins organization and cracked multiple Top 100 lists as he rose through the minors, regularly drawing praise as a high-probability back-end starter. He never got much of a look in Minnesota, though (24 2/3 innings), and he’s been limited by arm troubles in recent years.

Humphreys, 24, is another arm on the mend from Tommy John surgery. He had a big 2017 season before surgery and will aim to work his way back into the team’s bullpen mix after pitching just 13 2/3 frames last year. Blackham posted sharp numbers last year, but he turned 27 in January and has only has 15 2/3 frames above Double-A to his credit. Hager and Rodriguez were minor league pickups this winter with limited offensive track records in the minors. Hager is a former first-round pick (Rays, 2011) who can play all over the infield, while Rodriguez brings some additional catching depth and a lifetime 39 percent caught-stealing rate to the table.

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  1. phenomenalajs

    3 years ago

    Jack Swagger’s on the 60-man!

    Reply
    • Steve Adams

      3 years ago

      [Insert Swagger-Soaring-Eagle.gif]

      Reply
  2. davidk1979

    3 years ago

    The big hurt!

    Reply
  3. Kitties Rule

    3 years ago

    I don’t know who this Seven is, but I bet he has cache up the ying-yang.

    Reply
    • erauber

      3 years ago

      Ha I thought the same.

      Reply
    • flmetfan

      3 years ago

      I immediately thought of Mickey Mantle, #7, but that would’ve been a alternative universe thing.

      Reply
    • metsfan68

      3 years ago

      Its gary seven from ” star trek t.o.s ,assignment earth “

      Reply
  4. Freddie Morales

    3 years ago

    Mets are really set up nicely for years. Constant influx of arms, several that will end up in the pen. I think Szapucki is going to grab a rotation spot very soon as will Peterson. Kilome and Humphreys likely be in the pen in near future.

    Reply
    • Nessim Toledano

      3 years ago

      Overly optimistic assessment. I’m not sure two starters who are likely two years away qualifies as a constant influx. Especially for a team that is losing five starters over the next two off seasons (three this year alone). I think you’re also jumping the gun on Szapucki, who has just one AA start under his belt, and will not see live competition this year. He may see some major league action in ’21 on the 4A-shuttle. But he probably doesn’t stick until at least 2022.

      Reply
  5. brianstancato

    3 years ago

    I don’t understand why Tebow has yet to be added. If you want to have any chance to see what he can actually do against big league pitching this is the year to do it

    Reply
    • Cosmodeus

      3 years ago

      I don’t think they actually do want to see what he can do. No one actually thinks he’s a prospect. He’s not a prospect and not a major leaguer. He’s minor league filler who happens to be famous so he draws crowds. Nothing wrong with that but no one sees him as a potential major leaguer.

      Reply
      • mlb1225

        3 years ago

        If they were allowed crowds, he would probably be on the 60-man.

        Reply
  6. WarkMohlers

    3 years ago

    Excited to see Kilome back. At the time I thought he was a good get for the Mets and I think he will be decent moving forward.

    Reply
    • of9376

      3 years ago

      He’s got really good stuff

      Reply
      • Nessim Toledano

        3 years ago

        Good stuff, but only two pitches. Last scouting reports prior to his injury said that his future was in the pen, not the rotation. He hasn’t pitched above AA yet, and they just used their third option (of three) on him this year. So if he doesn’t stick with the club next season, he’d probably be lost on waivers. **Disclaimer: Kilome might actually qualify for one of the unusual loopholes that allows a team to option a player for a fourth time. If he does, that could buy another year for him to stick.

        Reply
  7. jim stem

    3 years ago

    Tommy John, Tommy John, Tommy John… good thing we have these pitch counts, video analysis experts, blahbedeblah blah.

    Any pitcher under 30 NOT have TJ surgery?

    Reply
  8. metsfan68

    3 years ago

    No tebow?

    Reply
    • mookiesboy

      3 years ago

      waiting for his Tommy John before they add him

      Reply
      • Bill M

        3 years ago

        Right but Tommy John is waiting for his Tebow

        Reply

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