4 Mets players most likely to be off the roster by September 1

4) Huascar Brazoban

Sending trade deadline addition Huascar Brazoban to the minors instead of Danny Young makes more sense simply because the loss of the latter removes all lefties from the bullpen. Although Brazoban has pitched well aside from his second appearance, a first-time visit to Syracuse could always take place due to the roster crunch.

This wouldn’t be anything more than the Mets trying to sort themselves out. The one awful outing might still ache, but he has thrown 4 hitless innings and struck out just as many ever since.

The beauty of adding Brazoban, along with his talent and ability to throw more than an inning at a time, is the 3 minor league options he has left. The latest of bloomers who at 34 suddenly looks like he can have more than a pit stop with this club, sending him down wouldn’t be popular with the fans. It would, however, be a necessary move if the team isn’t ready to cut ties with Ottavino.

The Mets will need all of the pitching help they can get and unfortunately this could involve allowing Ottavino to remain. He hasn’t been as bad as his ERA says and with few satisfying choices in the minor leagues, letting him at least get to September isn’t such a bad plan. Will Brazoban suffer because of it?