{"id":78953,"date":"2024-07-03T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=78953"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:29:25","slug":"mets-recall-christian-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/03\/mets-recall-christian-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Prospect Officially Returns To Mets Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets made the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/30\/mets-pitching-prospect-rotation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">widely expected move<\/a> official on Wednesday with the recall of right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scottch01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Scott<\/a> from Triple-A. Scott will start tonight&#8217;s game against the Washington Nationals in place of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/megilty01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tylor Megill<\/a>, whom New York <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/29\/new-york-mets-option-tylor-megill\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">demoted<\/a> following his short start on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Prospect Officially Returns To Mets Rotation<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RHP Christian Scott has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. <\/p>\n<p>RHP Matt Festa has been designated for assignment.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1808511220766359987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a corresponding move, the Mets designated reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/festama01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Festa<\/a> for assignment. The Brooklyn-born pitcher latched on with the organization on a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/20\/mets-sign-brooklyn-born-matt-festa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">minor league deal<\/a> in late May. However, he struggled in his lone appearance with the big league squad.<\/p>\n<h3>New York Mets Recall Christian Scott<\/h3>\n<p>Scott, 25, made five starts in the majors earlier this year before the team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/31\/new-york-mets-option-christian-scott-brett-baty\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">optioned him<\/a> to manage his workload. Across those outings, the rookie tossed 27 2\/3 innings with around league-average results. He produced a 3.90 ERA (99 ERA+) with 25 strikeouts and six walks.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Pipeline currently ranks Scott as New York&#8217;s second-best prospect and the 39th-best in the entire league. Gaudy command and improved helped his stock skyrocket over the past calendar year. The organization views him as a developmental win due to his meteoric rise internally and in the views of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/21\/mets-notes-whos-in-whos-out-of-the-rotation-to-start-opening-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">external evaluators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Three Unknown Reasons Scouts Love Christian Scott<\/p>\n<p>This is what makes Christian Scott so highly coveted (a thread) \ud83e\uddf5<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LGM<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mets<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zehp59EVFb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Zehp59EVFb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Isaac (@isaacgroffman) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacgroffman\/status\/1808326548610568224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Mets will recall Scott early in 17 games in 17 days. New York&#8217;s pitching staff has been tested mightily over the past week or so with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/26\/mets-place-drew-smith-injured-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injuries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/23\/edwin-diaz-sticky-stuff-ejection\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">suspensions<\/a>, and underperformance. Scott will have a chance to firmly establish himself in the majors and prove he belongs in the rotation for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Matt Festa<\/h3>\n<p>Festa, 31, pitched well in Triple-A after signing with the Mets on May 20. In 15 1\/3 innings, he posted a 1.76 ERA with great strikeout and walk rates. The former Seattle Mariner dealt with a few injuries over the past few seasons, but he seemed to be fully recovered with his great performance in Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Mets designated him after he allowed five runs on four hits in just one inning of work.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: <em>Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets made the widely expected move official on Wednesday with the recall of right-hander Christian Scott from Triple-A. Scott will start tonight&#8217;s game against the Washington Nationals in place of Tylor Megill, whom New York demoted following his short start on Saturday. 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