The Mets Monday announced they have added four players to their 40-man roster: right-handers Corey Oswalt, Gerson Bautista and Tyler Bashlor as well as infielder Luis Guillorme.
MMO’s Mike Mayer predicted as such on Nov. 17. Check out his entire article here.
Oswalt, 24, led the Eastern League with a 2.28 ERA while going 12-5 as the ace of the playoff bound Rumble Ponies. He allowed only 118 hits in 134.1 innings and a 8.0 K/9 rate. His 0.60 HR/9 was sixth in the league and his 14.4 K-BB% was third. He uses a fastball in the 91-94 MPH range with his best secondary being a curve.
Bautista, 22, came over to the Mets from the Boston Red Sox in the Addison Reed trade and was lights out in his 14.1 innings for St. Lucie. He allowed only 10 hits, walked just three and struck out 20 on his way to picking up five saves. The former starter was consistently hitting 98-99 MPH with his fastball and topped out at 101. Big improvement for him was his 5.6 BB/9 for the Red Sox in 2017 dropping down to 1.9 BB/9 with the Mets.
Bashlor, 24, led the entire minor leagues with his 15.22 K/9 and throws in the mid-to-upper 90’s with his fastball, that is the profile that will jump out to teams looking at who to draft. Another number that will jump out is his 1.80 FIP across two levels with the St. Luice Mets and Binghamton. He allowed only one home run and 40 hits in 49.2 innings this year.
Guillorme, 23, hit .283/.376/.331 with 20 doubles, one home run, four stolen bases and 72 walks compared to only 55 strikeouts in Double-A for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. He’s already major league ready defensive at shortstop and second player, he also played some third. His on-base skills and defense makes him have the floor of a major league reserve and that’s not something the Mets can risk losing.
The current 40-man roster stands at 39.
