The Mets are shuffling arms again, turning to Robert Stock for today’s start against the Marlins while moving quickly through the rest of the bullpen mix.
Stock is being recalled to take the ball, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, and Jonathan Pintaro is heading back to Triple-A Syracuse after his latest short stint in the majors. At the same time, the Mets are selecting Bryce Conley to the 40-man roster and designating Kevin Herget for assignment.
Herget’s stay was almost over before it really began. The Mets only selected his contract yesterday, and he made one appearance before getting squeezed off the roster.
He worked a clean top of the ninth against the Marlins, but the Mets still fell 6-2. That kind of one-and-done usage is exactly why these transactions keep coming: Herget was up to cover a single outing, and now he’s the one moving out to make room for a fresh arm.
Pintaro, who threw 43 pitches over two innings before Herget entered, is out for the same reason.
For Herget, the move continues a season of constant movement. He finished 2025 in the Mets’ system, returned on a minor league deal in December, then spent the early part of this year on the minor league injured list.
Since coming off that IL stint in late June, he’s thrown only 13 1/3 innings across three levels. Last year, though, he was effective at Triple-A, logging a 3.09 ERA in 46 2/3 innings between the Braves and Mets organizations with a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 5.9% walk rate.
The big leagues have been a different story. Herget has a 2.13 ERA since the start of 2024, but that comes in just 25 1/3 innings and with a 14.7% strikeout rate that sits well below average.
Over his major league career, he owns a 4.13 ERA in 56 2/3 innings across five teams. He’s been through this kind of roster churn before, too, and if he clears waivers he can elect free agency.
Conley is now the next name in line. The 31-year-old is set for his major league debut once he gets into a game.
Drafted by the Athletics in the late rounds in 2017, he reached Triple-A in 2022 and spent most of 2023 through 2025 there with the A’s and Nationals organizations. The Mets brought him in on a non-roster deal in spring training, and since then he’s worked 91 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A.
The results haven’t been loud: his ERA sits near 6.00, and his control has been shaky. Like Herget, he appears likely to be a short-term option before the Mets need another fresh arm.
Stock’s path back has been a long one. He missed four months on the minor league injured list with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome, then returned for a June rehab assignment at Double-A and later pitched for Syracuse.
Across that stretch, he’s posted a 2.91 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. The Mets are bringing him up for this spot start and little more.
Pintaro, meanwhile, keeps bouncing between levels. He has a 4.40 ERA in 14 1/3 innings out of the bullpen this season, has been serviceable at Triple-A, and has already been shuttled to the majors six times this year.
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