The Mets have launched left-hander Anderson Severino, in response to The Athletic’s Will Sammon. Severino was designated for project final week, and Sammon signifies that the discharge was granted so Severino might signal with a Japanese staff.
The southpaw is not any stranger to worldwide play, as Severino pitched within the Mexican League throughout the 2024-25 seasons. He made his return to affiliated ball this 12 months after signing a minor league cope with the Mets over the offseason, and Severino posted a 1.31 ERA over 20 2/3 innings with Triple-A Syracuse. Regardless of the spectacular ERA, Severino’s grounder-heavy (51.1% groundball fee) received loads of assist from a .229 BABIP, and his 13.8% stroll fee indicated some management points.
These under-the-hood numbers have been possible the explanation why the Mets (regardless of their penchant for biking by relievers) didn’t give Severino a have a look at the MLB degree. His solely Main League expertise consists of six video games and seven 1/3 innings with the White Sox in 2022, as Severino posted a 6.14 ERA over his couple of weeks within the Present.
Severino has labored as a reliever for nearly everything of his professional profession, so he isn’t more likely to discover a transfer to beginning pitching in Nippon Skilled Baseball. A great exhibiting in Japan might very properly get Severino again onto the radar for large league groups down the highway, or maybe result in an extended stint in NPB for the 31-year-old.
