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Mets Call Up Big Right-Handed Pitching Prospect To Make MLB Debut

The Mets have called upon a top-30 prospect

Scott Neville

Mets Call Up Big Right-Handed Pitching Prospect To Make MLB Debut
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The New York Mets have chosen to call upon one of their top pitching prospects to bolster their bullpen ahead of a big series against the Houston Astros.

The Mets called up right-hander Grant Hartwig on Monday afternoon according to the Major League Baseball transaction wire. To make room on the roster the Mets have optioned right-hander John Curtiss to Triple-A Syracuse.

Hartwig is the Mets' No. 26 prospect according to MLB Pipeline and will be making his first appearance on the 26-man roster. He'll have a chance to debut against a loaded Astros offense. 

The 25-year-old has an uninspiring 4.21 ERA with a 35-to-15 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .270 batting average against and 1.64 WHIP in 25 2/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse this season. 

However, he's earned his prospect status largely due to a much more enticing 2022 season where he went 6-2 with a 1.75 ERA, 83-to-24 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .187 batting average against and 1.09 WHIP in 56 2/3 innings between four levels.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound right-hander's fastball sits in the mid-90s and he also possesses a plus slider and solid changeup. 

It'll remain to be seen if Hartwig can find what made him so dominant a year ago. He'll have to be tested at the highest level in the meantime. 

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville is the publisher of Inside The Red Sox and Inside The Cardinals, as seen on Sports Illustrated. Before running his own sites, Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." Now Neville is adding the New York market to his arsenal as well as Boston and St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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