Mets designate Luis García for assignment, call up Joey Gerber
The veteran has struggled in the early going.
Luis García | (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Having once again built a bullpen that was intended to have plenty of roster churn, the Mets have started churning those spots on the roster. Today, the team has designated right-handed reliever Luis García for assignment and called up fellow right-handed reliever Joey Gerber to take his place in the bullpen.
The Mets signed García to a one-year, $1. 75 million deal back in mid-January, and even at the time of the signing, it seemed like the 39-year-old was destined for a DFA at some point this season. He’s been through that before, as he’s now pitched for six different teams since the beginning of the 2024 season.
In six-and-one-third innings with the Mets to start this season, García had a 7. 11 ERA and a 2. 80 FIP.
He joins Richard Lovelady in being DFA’d as the Mets continue to look for improvements during a miserable stretch of baseball. In five innings with Triple-A Syracuse this year, Gerber has a 5. 40 ERA and a 4.