The Mets announced this morning that they’ve selected the contract of left-hander Danny Young. The club had space open on its 40-man roster, so no corresponding 40-man move was necessary. That being said, the team announced that lefty Josh Walker had been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for Young on the active roster.
Young, 30 next month, was an eighth-round pick by the Blue Jays in the 2015 draft but did not make his big league debut until 2022 as a member of the Mariners. He made two appearances with Seattle that year but struggled to a 7.36 ERA with a 5.57 FIP in 3 2/3 frames before being designated for assignment by the club in August of that year. Young was promptly claimed off waivers by the Braves and posted 2 2/3 scoreless frames before once again being designated for assignment.
This time, Young passed through waivers successful and remained with the Braves organization until he was selected back to the roster the following April. The lefty made eight appearances for the Braves in 2023, pitching to a strong 1.08 ERA in 8 1/3 innings of work. Young struck out a strong 31.4% of batters faced and posted a solid 2.42 FIP with the club but nonetheless found himself released by the club following a season-ending injury, though the club promptly re-signed him to a minor league deal to allow him to rehab with the organization.
Young returned to free agency in November and found a minor league pact with the Mets shortly after the New Year. He’s once again impressed in six appearances at the Triple-A level for the club’s affiliate in Syracuse, posting a 1.13 ERA in eight innings while striking out a whopping 37.5% of batters faced. If Young is able to maintain the production he’s show in limited bursts since joining the Braves organization a year and a half ago, he’ll be a major asset to the Mets bullpen as a lefty option alongside Jake Diekman while veteran set-up man Brooks Raley is on the injured list.
Making space for Young on the club’s active roster is Walker, who made his big league debut with the Mets last year. The club’s 37th-round pick in the 2017 draft struggled to an 8.10 ERA in 10 innings of work last year but looked solid in his three appearances for the club in 2024, striking out three on one hit and one walk across three scoreless frames. Walker now figures to return to the Triple-A level for the time being, where he’ll likely act as a potential next man up for the club’s bullpen alongside the likes of Shintaro Fujinami and Cole Sulser.
Who?
Danny Young is his name.
We’re all aware you don’t read the articles but not even the title?
he is one of the relievers that pitched in AAA to the greatest defensive catcher in AAA you must have seen him as the greatest defensive catcher in AAA has only caught 4 games.
Why? Is the bullpen beleaguered? Why are they sending Walker down? Stearns think he is playing Strat-O-Matic?
Is the bullpen beleaguered?
I’d say that the Mets starters pitching the 3rd lowest number of innings in baseball would make this a resounding yes.
Add to that Walker having options and there you go.
Plus he pitcher the last two days and the Cards have quite a few lefties.
@texasguscc Josh Walker is horrible. He should be in Single-A. Walks just about everyone he faces. Awful
Take Josh Walker’s place right now, LFGMets. Hire an agent right now and go play. All talk; no action. Make yourself eligible to play in MLB right now. Now. And let’s see what really is “awful”. Now.
Don’t use the S-word, comrade! Stearns is playing platoon matchups and the options game. It would be hard to argue that he’s not at least an average MLB GM / PBOPs, rather than just some clueless, pencil-necked schmuck.
Danny Young’s pretty good. Surprising he was available on a minor league deal. He’s hardly worse than the worst mlb reliever—and he’s a lefty.
Stearn’s continuous merry-go-round of 4-A players to go along with his collapsing collection of #5 B-starters. Whatever the outcome, that will have been his plan. It’s nice to walk on water and be faultless
Yeah, They should just spend a ton of money
Well, ANOTHER ton of money.
I’m counting one spot in the bullpen being shuffled. Did I miss something?
NYM rotation of mostly back end starters may be finding its level. 5 inning at best starts and Houser an arsonist. Tho Nimmo et al hitting below his weight ain’t helping
They had to figure at least one of Houser, Severino, Manaea, and Megill was going to get hurt or be hopelessly ineffective (bad), and very possibly two.
They don’t seem to have had much of a backup plan beyond Joey Butto, though, no matter how many starters imploded. It’s odd. Well run teams don’t send guys like Houser out there to begin with, when they have nothing. And they certainly don’t keep running them out there with a WHIP of 1.9.
Still, his ST was good, for Houser, particularly his raw stats. His first start was as good as you could expect. His third start was promising. At what point could you have found some excuse to put him on the IL for “ineffective shoulder”?
I’m curious as to what “more to come” can possibly be in this case. Are they thinking ahead to his free agent status in 2030? Are they trying to appease Alonso and create a UF version of the Knicks Villanova colab?
What analysis can you tell us about Danny Young for the unfamiliar users here? Exactly.
It’s sarcasm. What part you actually thought an analysis was being offered is amusing.
Padam: If they trade for Alex Faedo and Dane Dunning, Brady Singer and AJ Puk, I’d say you’re onto something.
Maybe this pitcher won’t walk the ballpark?
Stats dont tell everything but by the looks of it he taxi squad type maybe AAAA but never really stayed in the major long enough to really tell anything. I would say a Josh walker clone without getting extended time in the majors.
he is basically depth with a chance of upside but i wouldnt bet money on it.
I’d bet he’ll be a cromulent 4th quintile MLB reliever with the virtue of being protected against facing RHH.