Now, the way Howie described it during the broadcast, it sounded like Lucchesi was gone, but I just frantically looked up the news online, and it looks like he has options, so he will not have to clear waivers. According to Fangraphs he has two MiLB options left.

IF he had to clear waivers, this would have been a colossally stupid move on the part of Billy Eppler, because any GM with a functioning brain stem would pick this guy up off of waivers to be a swingman.

Remember the days of Joely Rodriguez? The Mets need lefties in the pen and 'Fuego' could be the answer. Also, I'm getting a little tired of all these roster moves. This Mets roster salad is reminding me of how I ran my fantasy baseball team (and why I had to fire myself and retire from fantasy baseball).

One bright side of him being demoted (I hope temporarily) is that I won't have to hear Keith Raad saying the word "churve" anymore. In his start in SF, I had to listen to the Giants broadcast until Lucchesi came out of the game because that word was annoying me so much. Not only is the word annoying, it's doubly annoying how Lucchesi and his minions have given the slow curve his own cute name, as if he invented it.

Regardless, I hope Fuego will be back soon. This guy should not be in the minors.

Last season, in 2023, he made sporadic starts throughout the year, going 4-0 and posting an ERA below three. But he made just 9 starts. This on a team that kept putting Carrasco and Megill and Peterson on the mound.

I remember he came up with decent fanfare back in the day and I'd like to see what he can do as a full-time major leaguer with New York. But I'm looking at the Mets depth chart right now and, as it stands, he is at the very back of the line for the rotation, behind Peterson, Butto and Megill. So, at the moment, it doesn't look promising.