Jonah Tong, a 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospect, is being considered to start Sunday in Miami against the Marlins. He was scratched from his scheduled Triple-A start with Syracuse on Wednesday, raising questions about injury or promotion, but he remains with Syracuse. The Mets’ rotation situation is strained after Clay Holmes was placed on the 60-day injured list with a fractured fibula, while Kodai Senga has struggled and David Peterson has been used as a bulk reliever following an opener. With limited rotation options, Zach Thornton was called up for his MLB debut and Jack Wenninger is also viewed as a possible promotion. Tong has prior big-league experience but has been inconsistent, posting a 7.71 ERA in five starts last year and a 5.68 ERA with a 1.370 WHIP in Triple-A this season despite 55 strikeouts. The Mets plan to use an opener Thursday versus the Nationals and Freddy Peralta for Friday’s opener in Miami.
"Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that starting pitching prospect Jonah Tong is in play to potentially start on Sunday in Miami this weekend against the Marlins. The 22-year-old right-hander was scratched from his normally scheduled start with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, initially raising a question of either an injury or potential promotion. He is still with Syracuse for the time being."
"The Mets' rotation is being pieced together after Clay Holmes was placed on the 60-day injured list after fracturing his fibula on Friday against the Yankees. Paired with the struggles and injury to Kodai Senga and David Peterson being used as a bulk reliever following an opener, Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns are running out of options."
"Called up in an attempt to save the Mets' season last year amid their extended collapse, Tong showed ace-like stuff, but not often enough, as he posted a 7.71 ERA in five starts. It was abundantly clear that he needed more seasoning in the minors, which was why he was never really an option to make the big-league team out of camp this spring. He still has been shaky in Triple-A this year."
"Despite ranking third in all of Minor League Baseball with 55 strikeouts, he has a 5.68 ERA and a 1.370 WHIP. The Mets are slated to go with an opener for Thursday's series finale against the Nationals, with Freddy Peralta getting the ball for Friday's opener in Miami and Christian Scott toeing"
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