Metropolis will designate right-handed Rico Garcia Allocation is to be made today to open a position on the roster where the ace is returned Kodai Sengareports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Garcia is a minor league option that cannot be sent back to Triple-A without touching the save.
Garcia signed a minor league deal with the Mets throughout the winter. The 31-year-old Righty was selected for the MLB roster eight days ago and has since participated in two games, throwing four 2/3 closing frames with only one blow and no walks allowed. He hit three batsmen and showed career-best speeds on his four-pin meter, averaging 96.1 mph and high at 98 mph. He used less than the previous season, largely due to his addition to the newly formed slider/cutter in the typical quad/curve/curve/change track.
That short-lived was Garcia’s first major league job since 2023, when he threw 11 2/3 innings between the A and Nats but was tagged as more than a dozen times. He spent the rest of the 2025 season in Triple-A Syracuse with a 4.45 ERA with a strikeout rate of 27.4%, but his walking rate in 30 1/3 innings was also shocking. Garcia has had a lot of success in Triple-A, often showing better than average ability to miss bats but below average. His ERA in the 40 1/3 MLB framework is separated between the Rockies, Metropolis, A, Nats, Giants and Orioles.
The Mets are regularly riding bikes and riding on the last few spots in the bullpen. Garcia is better than others in her brief appearance, but still encounters the same fate. He will be exempted or traded within the next five days. In the past, he has been thorough and thorough, so if he clears the immunity, he will be able to reject direct tasks to minors in support of free agents.
