3 Mets roster Hail Marys for a final attempt to salvage the season

2) NY Mets roster Hail Mary: Promote Mike Vasil and use him in the bullpen

The other player many fans are ready to promote is pitching Mike Vasil. The pitching prospect is on the rise within the system and probably the closest significant minor league arm they could eventually promote. He doesn’t look quite ready for the majors just yet. Down in Double-A right now, we can estimate an arrival to the majors at some point next season.

Rather than run out the clock, go for 11 yards at a time, and play it safe, the Hail Mary play here is to call Vasil up and put him in the bullpen. Expecting him to go from Double-A to the majors and start would be a little too extreme. Pitching out of the bullpen might be a more effective introduction.

The Mets won’t do a thing this year unless their bullpen is improved and in a major way. The trade deadline is one way to address it. Trying to get something from pitchers like Vasil is the other.

In terms of addressing the bullpen with trades, the Mets should look exclusively at players under contract for next season. This might mean some slightly inferior pitchers at the price of a rental. Filling in those middle reliever spots to bridge the innings between the starter and David Robertson would be the mission if the Mets choose to “go for it.”