NY Mets waiver pickup saves Twins player drafted by Derek Falvey from certain doom

We knew there would be some players Derek Falvey was familiar with from his time with the Minnesota Twins that would end up with the New York Mets. If the center square on your bingo card had Pierson Ohl, you probably threw in the towel.

Go and grab it. The 14th round pick by the Twins in 2021 is now a member of the Mets. Among the flurry of Mets roster moves on Monday, not all even mentioned below, the 27-year-old righty has found a new organization months after he was traded to the Colorado Rockies where he absolutely would have used a wish willow on landing anywhere else.

The Mets aren't without their problems. However, if you're a pitcher in a place like Ohl is, a choice to pitch for the deeply analytical and pitching-focused Mets organization or the Rockies is an easy one.

What Mets fans should know about recent waiver claim Pierson Ohl

Ohl missed all of 2026 due to Tommy John surgery. Diagnosed in February, he never actually pitched a game for the Rockies organization. He was coming off of a promising 2025 season at the time of the trade that sent him to Colorado, even logging 30 innings in the big leagues with a typically poor 5.10 ERA to start things off but a nice sense of control with only 2.1 BB/9 and 8.1 K/9.

The minor league numbers were much better in 2025. Ohl had a 2.40 ERA in 71.1 minor league frames spread across multiple levels. Working both as a reliever and an occasional starter, he’s another one of those late 20s arms we should expect the Mets to use as everything from an opener to a 3-inning mop-up role.

Throwing strikes has been a big part of his success. Just 1.3 BB/9 in the minors, he’s a nice change from some of those other “pull it back and rip it” type of arms the Mets have overflown themselves with. His fastball averaged 91.9 mph in the majors back in 2025. Coming off of TJ surgery, there’s no telling what kind of hurdles he could face or rapid improvements.

If Ohl sticks on the 40-man roster, he’s a sure candidate to get added to the 60-man IL once that returns. Considering the Mets have been adding players on waivers and DFA’ing them soon after, there’s a good chance Ohl ends up gone before even the MLB lockout begins. They already lost Philip Abner and Cameron Weston, two late regular season waiver claims, on waivers to other teams. Ohl is very much in the mix to be another visitor who passes through town and doesn’t even stop for gas.

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