PITTSBURGH — The Mets won’t need a fifth starter in the next week, leaving team officials to consider squeezing out Tylor Megill, at least for the short term.
Before the Mets faced the Pirates on Sunday, manager Buck Showalter acknowledged the two off days this week would allow him to adjust his rotation if needed and potentially add a reliever.
Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are scheduled to start in the Subway Series games Tuesday and Wednesday, and with an off day following, Showalter has the option of skipping the struggling Megill and then aligning Kodai Senga, Carlos Carrasco, Scherzer and Verlander.
The Mets wouldn’t need the fifth starter until they face the Astros on June 20.
“There’s some ways we can wiggle there if we need to, especially in the bullpen if we wanted to add an arm,” Showalter said.
Megill has struggled in three of his last four starts and owns a 5.14 ERA this season.
If the Mets were to option him to Triple-A Syracuse, he would have to remain there for two weeks before returning (unless there was an injury), so it’s possible the team could give Joey Lucchesi or David Peterson an opportunity.
The Mets would also have the option of keeping Megill in the bullpen and reinserting him into the rotation if he’s skipped.
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