The Mets announced that left-hander Brooks Raley has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation. Raley has been untouchable so far this season, with a spotless 0.00 ERA (with two hits and three walks) over seven innings out of the New York bullpen.
Raley's previous outing was back on Monday, so it could be that he had been trying to pitch through his elbow soreness after taking a couple of days, or perhaps his elbow simply started barking after Friday's game. It was almost exactly a year ago that Raley was also placed on the Mets' 15-day IL with a bout of elbow inflammation.
Raley has posted a 2.58 ERA, 27.3% strikeout rate, and nine percent walk rate over 115 1/3 innings since the start of the 2022 season. While he had a 4.78 ERA in 2021 with the Astros, the advanced metrics indicated a performance level closer to his 2022-24 numbers, so the Rays' decision to give Raley a two-year, $10MM deal in the 2021-22 offseason ended up being a very canny move.
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