The Mets plan to promote McLean, the No. 37 prospect in baseball per MLB.com, for his major league debut on Saturday against ...

McLean has also been stellar this year, pitching for Syracuse. In 14 games (11 starts) this season, the No. 3-ranked prospect for the Mets is 5-4 with a 3.01 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 77.2 innings.

The Yankees’ stud prospect struck out twice in three hitless at-bats against Tong. Tong was not even ranked in the top 10 of MLB.com’s rankings for the Mets’ best prospects in 2024.

Mets pitcher Brandon Sproat throws in the first inning of a Spring Training game against the Washington Nationals at Clover Park, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, FL.

Read More: New York Mets prospects rise in latest MLB Pipeline ranking Tong, who is now ranked as MLB's 52nd best prospect, has been unhittable in Double-A for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The ...

So by not trading their pitching prospects, like Triple-A starters like Nolan McLean (No. 3), Brandon Sproat (No. 5) or Double-A standout Jonah Tong (No. 2), the Mets can incorporate them in their ...

The noise for the Mets to call-up one of their top pitching prospects has grown louder due to the struggles of the big-league rotation since early June. Frankie Montas allowed seven runs across ...

McLean has also been stellar this year, pitching for Syracuse. In 14 games (11 starts) this season, the No. 3-ranked prospect for the Mets is 5-4 with a 3.01 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 77.2 innings.

Heyman also confirmed reports that the Mets are very hesitant to trade any of the pitchers and view them as virtually untouchable at this deadline. Sproat, who came into the season as the Mets top ...