February 11, 2025
New York Mets right-hander
Jose Butto will be a reliever this year, according to manager
Carlos Mendoza. Meanwhile, Mendoza said that right-hander
Tylor Megill will be stretched out as a starter during spring training. Butto went 7-3 with a nice .255 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, his first three career saves and a 79:38 K:BB in 74 innings over 30 appearances (seven starts) for the Mets in 2024. The 26-year-old was primarily a starter in the minors, but he had a 2.00 ERA down the stretch as a reliever last year and will stick in a late-inning setup role for the Mets. A high walk rate will make it hard for Butto to improve on his numbers last year. Megill, 29, will be in the mix for a rotation spot early in 2025 with the Mets planning to use a six-man rotation. He'll be competing with the likes of
David Peterson,
Griffin Canning and
Paul Blackburn.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Newsday - Tim Healey
July 2, 2024
The return of pitcher
Christian Scott to the New York Mets may lead to the club moving
Jose Butto to the bullpen. Butto has been impressive in his brief time as a starter, sporting a (1-3) record with a 3.08 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 38 innings, striking out 38 and walking 21 over seven starts. The Mets envision Butto as a multi-inning reliever so he can stay stretched out if he needs to return to the rotation. Butto has a promising arm and could provide value in fantasy leagues where holds are a category. He could return to the rotation if Scott falters in his return or if another Mets starter is injured, making Butto a stash in deep-league formats for now.
--Brandon Williams - RotoBallerSource: Mike Puma, New York Post
June 25, 2024
The Athletic's Will Sammon speculates that New York Mets starting pitchers
David Peterson and
Tylor Megill could both get optioned to Triple-A Syracuse following their next starts, assuming the Mets stick with their current rotation for the next few games, in favor of more relievers. Then, when those turns in the rotation pop up again, the Mets could option those relievers for starters
Christian Scott and
Jose Butto. Relievers
Dedniel Nunez and
Danny Young have been effective but are the only Mets relievers with minor-league options beyond
Reed Garrett. Before closer
Edwin Diaz's 10-game suspension, the Mets were already mulling the idea of adding Scott. He was demoted to Syracuse a few weeks ago due to a roster crunch, and it allowed them to toggle his innings back. Scott worked on his secondary pitches while in the minors and rediscovered the action on his sweeper.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Will Sammon
May 15, 2024
The New York Mets optioned right-hander
Jose Butto to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday and recalled right-handers
Grant Hartwig and left-hander
Joey Lucchesi from Syracuse in a corresponding move. Butto will go back down to the minors to work on his control. In his seven starts with the Mets, he's gone 1-3 with a strong 3.08 ERA (4.13 FIP) and 1.13 WHIP with 38 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched, but he's also walked 21 hitters for a 5.0 BB/9. The 26-year-old had become a decent streaming option in deeper fantasy leagues. If the Mets are in need of more rotation help at some point this year, Butto will be at the top of their consideration list. In the meantime,
Adrian Houser,
Tylor Megill (shoulder), or even Lucchesi could take Butto's rotation spot in the big leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: New York Mets
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