Headlines

  • Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
  • Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon
  • Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday
  • Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds
  • Rangers Option Josh Jung
  • Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Mets Place Joey Lucchesi On 10-Day IL, Activate Albert Almora

By Mark Polishuk | June 19, 2021 at 4:09pm CDT

The Mets have placed lefty Joey Lucchesi on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing elbow.  Outfielder Albert Almora will take Lucchesi’s spot on the active roster, as Almora has himself been activated off the 10-day IL.

With New York facing a number of injuries in its pitching staff this season, Lucchesi has been a valuable arm, able to work both in the rotation and out of the bullpen.  Lucchesi has a 4.46 ERA/3.72 SIERA over 38 1/3 innings (starting eight of his 11 games), and an above-average 26.1% strikeout rate and seven percent walk rate.  The southpaw added to this resume with a strong outing just last night, tossing 5 1/3 shutout innings against the Nationals.

The Mets have doubleheaders scheduled for today, Monday, and on Friday, so the rotation was already facing a crunch even before Lucchesi hit the IL (the club does have an off-day on Thursday to act as something of a reset).  Robert Gsellman is scheduled to start the second game tonight, and a solid outing could put him in line to act as Lucchesi’s replacement.

Almora has been on the IL since May 12 due to a shoulder contusion suffered after a big collision with the outfield wall.  The 27-year-old will settle back into his backup outfield role, and look to essentially restart his season after hitting only .048/.091/.048 in his first 22 plate appearances.

Share 0 Retweet 3 Send via email0

New York Mets Transactions Albert Almora Joey Lucchesi

Padres Place Pierce Johnson On 10-Day Injured List, Outright Sam McWilliams, Select Daniel Camarena
Main
Reds Move Mike Moustakas To 60-Day IL, Select Josh Osich
View Comments (18)
Post a Comment

18 Comments

  1. Bill M

    4 years ago

    Any starter who throws a few more pitches than they’re used to, will wind up on the IL the next day. That’s the story of the 2021 season.

    2
    Reply
  2. sdbaseballguy

    4 years ago

    He’s not injured, they just needed an additional pitcher for the next few days. MLB should got back to the 14 day or 21 days DL and this nonsense will stop.

    4
    Reply
    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      I interned with a MLB team a few years ago. It was the first year they had the 10-day IL. I only had a few chats with the GM, but in the first conversation, I asked about the new IL rule. His words verbatim were, “We’re gonna abuse the f*** out of that s***.”

      5
      Reply
      • whynot 2

        4 years ago

        Sure

        Reply
    • rct

      4 years ago

      This right here. Lucchesi pitched yesterday and was not scheduled to pitch again until Tuesday. But they have a doubleheader on Monday and need an extra arm. So Lucchesi will basically miss one start so they can have someone pitch in the doubleheader.

      Reply
      • jim stem

        4 years ago

        Don’t they get an extra roster spot for a DH anyway?

        1
        Reply
      • a dawg

        4 years ago

        Really galaxy brained yourself into being an ass… didn’t ya

        Reply
    • rrieders

      4 years ago

      Stupid comment.

      1. Lucchesi has options so they don’t need to phantom DL him to activate someone else

      2. Lucchesi has been amazing lately. Why would they choose him out of all players to phantom DL

      3. They desperately need starters. Why would they DL a current starting pitcher for Albert Almora

      6
      Reply
      • EasternLeagueVeteran

        4 years ago

        I agree, It doesn’t make sense because Lucchesi will now have to miss a start, unless he really is hurting and then it does make sense but doesnt sound good for the Mets. Yamamoto and Carrasco and Syndegaard are all on the 60-day IL and none ready, and that would necessitate cutting someone or 60-day IL for someone else. Tyler Megill is moving upward fast, but he would cost the Mets a 40 man slot too. I dont think Szapucki is ready yet.

        1
        Reply
    • joeyrocafella

      4 years ago

      They get an extra roster spot for DHs. This wouldn’t make any sense, especially becuase the Mets have 2 DHs next week. He’s hurt

      Reply
    • a dawg

      4 years ago

      You know what they say when you assume…

      Reply
    • PitcherMeRolling

      4 years ago

      Poopoo take

      Reply
  3. SonnySteele

    4 years ago

    Mason Williams breaths a sigh of relief.

    3
    Reply
    • EasternLeagueVeteran

      4 years ago

      At least for one more day

      Reply
  4. Cubs Dynasty

    4 years ago

    Almora ripped a double in his first plate appearance coming back… good for the kid!

    2
    Reply
    • jimmyduz0523

      4 years ago

      might be his 1st hit this year.

      Reply
      • jimmyduz0523

        4 years ago

        sorry… 2nd the kid can’t hit but has a nice glove.

        1
        Reply
  5. Cohens_Wallet

    4 years ago

    The kids offense was not bad till he hit that little girl in the head. He hasn’t been the same since, neither has Jacob Webb after hitting Pillar. It happens.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Braves Designate Alex Verdugo For Assignment

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Recent

    White Sox To Recall Colson Montgomery For MLB Debut

    Giants Select Sergio Alcantara

    Max Muncy Expects To Miss Around Six Weeks With Bone Bruise

    Mets To Sign Zach Pop To Major League Contract

    Dodgers Claim CJ Alexander, Designate Steward Berroa For Assignment

    Colten Brewer Opts Out Of Yankees Deal

    Royals Sign Michael Fulmer To Minor League Deal

    Yankees To Sign Nicky Lopez To Minor League Deal

    Angels Select Chad Stevens

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version