{"id":24399,"date":"2024-12-07T22:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=24399"},"modified":"2024-12-07T22:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T21:10:30","slug":"clay-holmes-moving-crosstown-to-join-mets-as-a-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/clay-holmes-moving-crosstown-to-join-mets-as-a-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay Holmes moving crosstown to join Mets as a starter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New York Mets have accepted terms on a three-year, $38 million deal with right-hander Clay Holmes. But, the <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/mlb-trade-rumours-mets-concentrating-on-buying-at-deadline-angels-listening-to-closer-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mets<\/a> do not wish to use him as a reliever. Instead, they will turn him to the rotation, hoping for his ability to use a three-pitch mix multiple times through a batting order.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York has not confirmed the contract, which contains an opt-out after the 2026 season, because it is awaiting a physical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clay Holmes has agreed to a three-year, $38 million deal with the Mets, per source. The Mets plan to convert Holmes into a starter, and the deal has an opt-out after 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joelsherman1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Joelsherman1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonHeyman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JeffPassan<\/a> were on parts of it.<\/p>&mdash; Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/1865205912438214722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the deal becomes official, the signing will be one of the examples of an established reliever stretching out as a starter. Former Mets reliever Seth Lugo started the trend in 2023 when he signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/padres\">San Diego Padres <\/a>and delivered a 3.57 ERA in 26 starts. A year later, Lugo finished second in American League Cy Young voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lugo\u2019s replacement in the Padres rotation, Michael King, went from a standout Yankees reliever to a fantastic San Diego starter, also getting Cy Young votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike Lugo and King, Holmes does not have four-plus pitches. But the former Yankees pitcher throws with regularity, including a high-velocity sinker that he led the Majors with a 64.6 percent ground-ball rate last term. Holmes compliments that pitch with two unique breaking balls, a slider and sweeper, which he used to strike out 68 batters in 63 innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets have accepted terms on a three-year, $38 million deal with right-hander Clay Holmes. But, the Mets do not wish to use him as a reliever. Instead, they will turn him to the rotation, hoping for his ability to use a three-pitch mix multiple times through a batting order.\u00a0 New York has not confirmed the contract, which contains an opt-out after the 2026 season, because it is awaiting a physical.&nbsp; When the deal becomes official, the signing will be one of the examples of an established reliever stretching out as a starter. Former Mets reliever Seth Lugo started the trend in 2023 when he signed with the San Diego Padres and delivered a 3.57 ERA in 26 starts. A year later, Lugo finished second in American League Cy Young voting.\u00a0 Lugo\u2019s replacement in the Padres rotation, Michael King, went from a standout Yankees reliever to a fantastic San Diego starter, also getting Cy Young votes.&nbsp; Unlike Lugo and King, Holmes does not have four-plus pitches. But the former Yankees pitcher throws with regularity, including a high-velocity sinker that he led the Majors with a 64.6 percent ground-ball rate last term. Holmes compliments that pitch with two unique breaking balls, a slider and sweeper, which he used to strike out 68 batters in 63 innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-match-preview"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clay Holmes moving crosstown to join Mets as a starter - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Clay Holmes has accepted a three-year, $38 million deal to join the New York Mets. 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