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The New York Mets designated reliever Luis Garcia for assignment and called up Joey Gerber to replace him. Garcia's poor performance, with an ERA of 7.11, led to this decision.
Mets Make More Bullpen Moves As They Designate Yet Another Reliever For Assignment
The New York Mets made yet another pitching move as they try to shore up their bullpen, designating right-hander Luis Garcia for assignment and bringing up reliever Joey Gerber to replace him, with the move reported by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
This move isnât all that surprising. Garcia has been hit hard to far, with most of his appearances coming in low-leverage, mop-up roles. His ERA ballooned to 7.11 despite the lack of pressure, so it was probably only a matter of time before this happened.
Garciaâs contract this year was for $1.75 million, and the Mets will still be on the hook for that money unless another team claims him off waivers. He also had another $1.25 million incentives that were available, but now those are gone, as is his spot on the Mets staff.
âWe needed [a fresh] arm, especially the way we used the bullpen the last couple of nights. We felt that we needed some protection there in case something bad happens again,â manager Carlos Mendoza said.
The reliever was coming off a strong year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels, posting a 3,42 ERA over 55-1/3 innings. But his sinker velocity was way down from the 96.9 mph he posted last year, according to DiComo, and Garcia allowed multiple runs in two of his six appearances with the Mts.
âIt wasnât [an easy decision]," Mendoza said. âObviously, Louie had to pitch yesterday. We were [hoping to stay] away from him until [Luke Weaver] got in trouble. We needed to have a fresh arm here.â
The Mets were expected to have a better bullpen this year, but instead theyâre doing exactly what they wound up doing last year, which was plugging in marginal pitchers to holes that likely wouldnât have existed with better planning. The latest plug-in was Craig Kimbrel, who sent Richard Lovelady packing as the left-hander was once again designated for assignment.
Gerber, meanwhile, pitched for the Rays last year, posting a 3.60 ERA over 19 major league appearances. He had a 5.40 ERA over his first four outings at Triple-A Syracuse so far this season.
Kimbrel pitched a scoreless inning in his first appearance yesterday, so thatâs the good news here. There could be more moves coming as the Mets head west unless New York starts hitting playing more consistently, and right now the Mets look like the opposite of contenders.
The Mets designated Luis Garcia for assignment due to his poor performance, highlighted by an ERA of 7.11 in low-leverage situations.
The Mets will still owe Luis Garcia $1.75 million for this season unless another team claims him off waivers.
Joey Gerber has been called up to replace Luis Garcia in the Mets bullpen.

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