The Mets have granted right-hander Zack Godley his release, MLBTR has learned. He’d been on a minor league contract and pitching with their affiliate in Triple-A Syracuse. He’s now a free agent and eligible to sign with another club for the final month of the season. Godley is the second veteran free agent cut loose by the Mets late in the month, as they also released Josh Reddick from their Syracuse affiliate just yesterday.
The Mets were the third organization of the 2021 campaign for the 31-year-old Godley. He opened the year in the Brewers system after signing a minor league deal and got a pair of brief looks in the Majors. He’s also spent time with the Indians this season, though Cleveland didn’t call him to the Majors.
Godley has been tagged for six runs in 3 1/3 big league innings this season and, generally speaking, has struggled in the Majors over the past few years. He was a solid member of the D-backs’ rotation from 2017-18, pitching to a 4.10 ERA with a 24.9 percent strikeout rate and a 9.4 percent walk rate through 333 1/3 innings (57 starts). However, the D-backs moved on after he limped to a 6.39 ERA through 76 frames for them in 2018. A brief run with the Blue Jays’ bullpen yielded solid results late in that season, but Godley allowed 26 runs through 28 2/3 innings with the Red Sox last summer before a season-ending IL placement due to a forearm strain.
It’s been a solid season in Triple-A for the veteran Godley, however, who has pitched to a 2.33 ERA in four starts with the Mets’ top affiliate and owns a season-long 3.56 ERA with a 22.1 percent strikeout rate and a 10.9 percent walk rate through 73 1/3 innings. Godley carries a 3.29 ERA in 134 career innings at the Triple-A level and a 4.92 ERA in 568 2/3 innings at the big league level.
I had a feeling he was the one who started the thumbs down. This confirms it.
Baez next!
Reminds me of the debacle at the end of the game from the leafs a few years back
lost an earing, hope the “they” didn’t break a nail too!!!
watch when the dodgers sign him and he throws a 3.00 or a 3.50 era or something like that…. dodgers need pitching still… i’m tired of bullpen games…. and i don’t know when Kerhsaw or Gonsolin will return
Kudos to the Mets for being honest with these veterans like Godley and Reddick, and giving them a chance to catch on wirh a team before Sept 1 that could make the playoffs at best or give them a shot back in the Show befoee years end.
@imissjoebuzas: I was thinking the same thing.
I guess more so in his case than Reddick’s. 2.33 ERA in four starts considering how bad Syracuse has been is impressive.
At least the trade deadline was fun….
Zak hurt his hand bunting with the Brewers. Went back in the game ,walked a couple of runners who scored. Went on DL, got healthy, reinstated and DFA. Baseball is a tough game for the player. He still gets them out at AAA! likely one or two more chances as a ML Ham and Egger!
You’d figure a guy the name GODley would perform better…
R.I.P.
Time to give every minor leaguer every at bat and every inning. They need to really see what they have to know the needs. This is important not only for free agency, but to assess if a minor leaguer is a piece of the future or a trade chip. It’s also important for lining up future draft priorities.
Do we need both Vientos and Baty in the wings for 3b or possibly neither? Mauricio us still playing short, so what does that accomplish with Lindor entrenched there? Will any of our starters show they should warrant a spot on the 40 man roster?
I know every organization has these same questions, but there is no need for players like Reddick and Godley to be rostered at this time.
Bottom line is that the minors serve two primary functions: 1 develop your future players at minimum baseball wage to allow payroll flexibility and 2 develop and market players to be used in trades to acquire PROVEN mlb successful talent.
They don’t really have any minor leaguers advanced enough to do this though. You won’t learn anything about Vientos or Baty or Mauricio by rushing them to play a handful of games when they are nowhere near that point in terms of development. In any case, you keep them all and have one switch positions if need be. But no minor leaguers in the system are at the level where what you are suggesting would work. (And “proven” mlb talent is a misleading term. They’ve proven the past, but players with such a track record are often close to decline, so there’s really no proof as to what they’ll give you in the future.)
I know he’s not hitting great, but would love to see Cervenka up. would be a great achievement for being the first Czech major leaguer in a while.
Sure. Let him get a MLB paycheck and service time. But he’s clearly not a major leaguer moving forward. He’s minor league filler. Love to see the team scramble to get the diacritic mark over that “C” on the uniform.
What? He was performing well at AAA. Could have a use for him as a depth piece
I think you misspelled Javier Baez LOL
Flip over to back cover
nypost.com/cover/august-30-2021/
I know this is not a very big story, or whatever.
But I think it shows how the mets front office view’s this season from here on out. Meaning: a lost cause.
A couple of the Braves guys & I were posting yesterday about how Cash & AA were doing some questionable short term stuff to hold onto any & all pitching depth. For example, sending down a better pitcher that has options in order to hold onto a possible/probable lesser player that doesn’t. It makes sense too, looking at how ’21 is playing out. (Injuries way up + Covid.)
I think the mets jettisoning Godley is actual proof they think their season is done & are beginning to look ahead to next year. Guess that’ll end all that “best team in NYC” stuff.
Well…for a couple months anyway.
i mean, that’s just smart roster management
Mutts players are bigger losers than the fans.I hope the fans teach them a lesson and stop showing up.They will sign another bad free agent this winter and all will be forgiven.Nothing but losers in that city.
You can insult players ALL you want, but please don’t attack fans
There are fans and then there are “fair weather” fans!!
Don’t need the latter.
Hey, Bob. Always good to hear from you and your reasonable, well thought out viewpoints.
Hey,Cosmo2 just say one more time for me the Mets are best team in the division You Loser
I’ve never said that once, so one MORE time would be tough. Classy as always, Bob.
Hmmm… not much for civility are you?
Wow, even I know that @Cosmo2 hasn’t been one of those Mets fans that goes overboard.
Mutts is still the best you morons can come up with? It’s not like you haven’t had years to think of something better.
“Think” is the operative word there. That’s a lot to ask of some folks, apparently.
Bob333 is so edgy. He’s a madman. Don’t mess with him. He’ll really give you the business.
Heh.
@bobarino333 is absolutely the the toughest tough guy on the board. Did you see what he just posted to @Cosmo? Steer clear of that dude if you can.
Fine. The Mets’ real problem is too many prima donnas. That almost never works out well.
Anthony Bass did his part again to win the Mets MVP award this year.
Anthony Bass may be the NL MVP. He has led more teams to victory this year than any other player – of course none of the teams he’s led to victory are the Marlins.