<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-new-york-makes-frankie-montas-dfa-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets make Frankie Montas DFA move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mets-starting-pitcher-Frankie-Montas-47-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets make Frankie Montas DFA move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-18T15:49:16-08:00">November 18th, 3:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-18T15:49:16-08:00">November 18th, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A new spot has opened up on the New York Mets’ 40-man roster, as the team announced that Frankie Montas has been designated for assignment. The decision comes just weeks after the right-hander <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-makes-official-contract-option-decision">picked up his $17 million option</a> for the 2026 MLB season, which was a move that makes sense for the pitcher, considering that he’s not playing in the next campaign <a href="https://x.com/jorgecastillo/status/1990868165543215355" rel="noopener">after going under the knife</a> to address an injury.</p><p>“The Mets designated right-hander Frankie Montas for assignment. Montas, who will miss next season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-tommy-john-surgery">undergoing Tommy John surgery</a>, picked up his $17 million player option earlier this month. The move frees up a 40-man roster spot for New York,” wrote Jorge Castillo of ESPN on a social media post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.</p><p>With the Mets essentially parting ways with Montas, they reportedly are looking to fill the roster spot by <a href="https://x.com/WillSammon/status/1990838616247943654" rel="noopener">adding a prospect</a> before the Rule 5 deadline, per Will Sammon of The Athletic.</p><p>“The Mets are planning to add OF prospect Nick Morabito to the 40-man roster ahead of the R5 protection deadline, league sources said,” Sammon posted on X.</p><p>Montas arrived in Queens last December, as he signed a two-year contract worth $34 million with the Mets after spending the 2024 MLB season with the Milwaukee Brewers.</p><p>In nine starts in Mets colors, the 32-year-old Montas went 3-2 with a 6.28 ERA and 5.33 FIP. He was not able to make his debut for the Mets until June due to a back issue. Then, in August, it was announced that he would be out for the rest of the campaign due to a UCL injury that required surgery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets make Frankie Montas DFA move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-makes-official-contract-option-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Frankie Montas makes official Mets contract option decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Frankie-Montas-makes-official-contract-option-decision.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Frankie Montas makes official Mets contract option decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T14:19:47-08:00">November 4th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T14:19:47-08:00">November 4th, 2:19pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets are coming off what might be the biggest disappointment of the entire 2025 season. The team with the highest payroll for 2025 did not make the postseason after starting the campaign on fire. The Mets had the best record in the league at one point in the season, and then a collapse saw them miss the postseason by one game as the Cincinnati Reds had the tiebreaker over them. The Mets had many chances to win games that they did not, and that is a tough pill to swallow.</p><p>Things aren’t getting much better right now either. The offseason is now in full swing, and players’ contracts are the main focus. The Mets are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-edwin-diaz-pete-alonso-officially-in-free-agency-after-opting-out">losing both Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz to free agency</a> as they opted out of their player option for the 2026 season. Losing Alonso is going to be brutal for Mets fans, as he was one of the best power hitters in the sport and gave a ton of souvenirs away with all the home runs he hit. Diaz had a famous warm-up trumpet song that many fans in the sport enjoyed. These two are some of the biggest stars in the city of New York, who could be taking their talents elsewhere.</p><p>The Mets are <a href="https://x.com/Mets/status/1985738897402261505" rel="noopener">completing other roster moves</a> as well. Starter Frankie Montas has exercised his $17 million player option for the 2026 season, along with reliever A.J. Minter. That is not a shock at all with that kind of money coming his way. The Mets also exercised their club option on LHP Brooks Raley and declined the club option on RHP Drew Smith.</p><p>Montas is a veteran starter who can bring a ton of value to the Mets with a healthy season. Montas started seven games for the Mets this season but ended with a miserable 6.28 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. He must improve, and with a healthy offseason, he could do just that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Frankie Montas makes official Mets contract option decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-tommy-john-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets pitcher Frankie Montas to undergo Tommy John surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mets-pitcher-Frankie-Montas-faces-the-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets pitcher Frankie Montas to undergo Tommy John surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T10:22:53-07:00">September 9th, 10:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T10:22:53-07:00">September 9th, 10:22am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Mets starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-elbow-injury-il-move">Frankie Montas, who suffered an elbow injury</a> in August, will undergo Tommy John surgery and <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/09/sports/mets-frankie-montas-expected-to-get-tommy-john-surgery-out-until-2027/" rel="noopener">miss the remainder</a> of 2025 and all of 2026, according to a report from the New York Post.</p><p>Montas last pitched on August 15 against the Seattle Mariners, just three days after manager Carlos Mendoza announced he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-makes-rotation-change-amid-slump">would move to the bullpen</a>. He gave up one run over two innings of work and hit the injured list a week later after being diagnosed with a UCL tear in his right elbow.</p><p>The Post reports that Montas’ “full-blown” Tommy John surgery will require a 12-14-month recovery. He <a href="https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/frankie-montas-placed-on-injured-list" rel="noopener">finishes his season</a> with a 6.28 ERA and a 1.603 WHIP in nine appearances (seven starts).</p><p>“It’s hard for him,” Mendoza said when Montas first went on the IL, per MLB.com. “It’s been a hard year for him since Spring Training when he went down and put a lot of time and rehab in. He came back and didn’t have the results he wanted, [or] we wanted. For him to have a hard time recovering after the last two outings, it just sucks for him.”</p><p>Mendoza added that the injury could have played a role in Montas’ lackluster performance.</p><p>“The [injury] probably has something to do with the past [outings],” he said. “The [velocity] was there, but maybe having an injury affected him with his secondary pitches. He didn’t feel anything. It was just more soreness the last couple of times.”</p><p>Overall, Montas’ career hasn’t been the same since the Athletics traded him to the New York Yankees at the 2022 trade deadline. He pitched to a 6.35 ERA down the stretch for the Yankees that year and has not seemed to regain his footing amid stints with the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and Mets.</p><p>As for the Mets, they’re coming off a tough 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday — their third-straight defeat. They still hold a three-game lead over the San Francisco Giants for the final National League wild card spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets pitcher Frankie Montas to undergo Tommy John surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-elbow-injury-il-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Frankie Montas’ elbow injury leads to Mets IL move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frankie-Montas-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Frankie Montas’ elbow injury leads to Mets IL move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-23T13:43:05-07:00">August 23rd, 1:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-23T14:08:05-07:00">August 23rd, 2:08pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 season has been a series of hopeful highs followed by devastating lows for the New York Mets. The team has alternated between flashes of championship-caliber play and total dysfunction. There’s plenty of blame to go around for New York’s issues this season. But pitching has played a major role, highlighted by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-pulls-no-punches-frankie-montas-struggles">Frankie Montas’ struggles</a>.</p><p>The veteran starter was demoted from the rotation to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-makes-rotation-change-amid-slump">bullpen amid a disastrous slump</a> in his debut season with the Mets. After two relief appearances, Montas has landed on the injured list.</p><p>New York announced that the 10th-year hurler <a href="https://x.com/SNY_Mets/status/1959334239633092678" rel="noopener">was placed</a> on the 15-day IL with a right elbow UCL injury, per SNY Mets. The move is retroactive to August 22.</p><h2><b>Mets lose struggling former starter to injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frankie-Montas-2.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-lands-with-mets-on-34-million-deal">Mets signed Montas</a> to a two-year, $34 million contract over the winter. He was expected to bring experience to the playoff-hopeful team as a back-of-the-rotation starter with upside.</p><p>Unfortunately, the 32-year-old righty opened the season on the IL with a lat strain. The injury pushed his Mets debut to late June. And, outside of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-shuts-down-braves-debut">strong first start</a>, Montas struggled mightily.</p><p>Manager Carlos Mendoza made the decision to move the beleaguered veteran to the bullpen after an ugly outing against the San Francisco Giants on August 3. However, his struggles continued in two relief appearances. On the season, Montas has posted a 6.28 ERA, 1.603 WHIP, 63 ERA+ and -0.7 bWAR in 38.2 innings.</p><p>On the bright side, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-rotation-replacement-revealed">Mets replaced Montas in the rotation</a> with top pitching prospect Nolan McLean. The rookie righty is off to a tremendous start in the majors, going 2-0 in his first two starts. McLean has been a breath of fresh air for New York’s struggling rotation. Perhaps he can spark a turnaround over the second half.</p><p>The Mets had a 1.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East on July 28 and appeared poised to take control of the division. However, after surpassing the Phillies, the team hit a brutal slump, losing 14 of the next 16 games.</p><p>The Mets pulled out of the tailspin, going 4-2 over their last six games. But the team didn’t recover quickly enough. Despite improving to 68-60 with McLean’s second win on Friday, New York trails Philadelphia by six games in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Frankie Montas’ elbow injury leads to Mets IL move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-frankie-montas-rotation-replacement-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets SP Frankie Montas’ rotation replacement revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mets-SP-Frankie-Montas.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets SP Frankie Montas’ rotation replacement revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-13T10:02:38-07:00">August 13th, 10:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-13T10:02:38-07:00">August 13th, 10:02am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At the moment, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-admit-tears-after-pete-alonso-record-breaking-moment">New York Mets’ playoff hopes</a> are still very much alive. The team’s 13-5 win over the Atlanta Braves Tuesday allowed the Mets to continue their hold on the final NL Wild Card spot. As the team continues their march towards October, New York’s brass made the decision to demote struggling starter Frankie Montas. Now, his replacement has been revealed. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman on X (formerly Twitter), top prospect Nolan McLean will <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1955647138773471387" rel="noopener">be promoted on Saturday.</a></p><p>“Nolan McLean is coming up to Mets to pitch Saturday @martinonyc on it,” posted Heyman on Wednesday morning.</p><p>Saturday’s matchup will be the second of a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners at home. It will be an intriguing first test for McLean, as the Mariners currently hold one of the AL Wild Card spots. So, this will be a matchup of potential playoff squads. The Mariners added to their offense at the deadline, swinging separate deals for Arizona Diamondbacks sluggers Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez. The team also features star outfielders Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena. Not to mention catcher Cal Raleigh, currently on pace to set the catching home run record. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-new-york-makes-roster-call-up-frankie-montas-demotion">How will McLean fair against</a> a dangerous Seattle lineup?</p><h2><b>Can Nolan McLean lock in Mets rotation spot?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mets-SP-Nolan-McLean.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s a reason why McLean is considered to be one of the Mets’ top prospects. After a scorching start in Double-A, where the right-hander went 3-1 with a 1.37 ERA in five starts, New York promoted him to Triple-A. With Binghampton, McLean has started 13 games. His 5-4 record is solid, but the ERA of 2.78 ERA and ten strikeouts per nine innings mark show a pitcher that looks ready for what will await him Saturday at Citi Field. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-pulls-no-punches-frankie-montas-struggles">Replacing Montas should be</a> a task he’s well prepared for.</p><p>The 24-year-old will joining lefties Sean Manaea and David Peterson in the rotation, as well as fellow righties Clay Holmes and Kodai Senga. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-makes-rotation-change-amid-slump">If McLean can lock in</a> the final rotation spot ahead of the stretch run, then the Mets have to like their chances. With the postseason less than two months out, New York can use all the help it can get. Will McLean be the latest rookie to catch lightning in a bottle and help lead his team to a World Series? That’s a story that many Mets fans could get behind.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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