The right-hander either start of work behind an opener in Philadelphia.
Justin Hagenman is slated to join the Mets on Friday in Philadelphia, working as either the starter or as a bulk option behind an opener.
Hagenman, a 28-year-old right-hander, was signed to a split deal last offseason after spending 2023 with the Red Sox. He’s appeared in one game in the majors this season, allowing one run in 3.1 innings on April 16th against the Twins. The results on the minor league side have been less positive; a 6.21 ERA over 33.1 innings split between starting and relief, though an unusually high HR/FB rate and unusually low LOB% have inflated that mark somewhat.
This will likely be a one-off appearance for Hagenman, who steps in to reinforce a Met rotation that all of a sudden has some holes Injuries to Tylor Megill and Kodai Senga have hit in just the last week. Paul Blackburn has really struggled, and Frankie Montas been quite poor during his rehab assignments. Sean Manaea, meanwhile, is probably 10 – 14 days away from being ready to rejoin the major league side. It also seems like the Mets do not want to make a 40-man move to add one of their top prospects (Nolan McLean being the prime candidate) for a single game. Ultimately, there’s still plenty of high quality pitching options in the organization, but the team will have to rely on depth pieces for this game simply due to poor timing.