Top Mets pitching prospect Christian Scott will undergo a combined Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure, agent Nate Heisler of Klutch Sports announced this morning (X link). The hybrid procedure will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister next week and will very likely keep Scott out of action for the entire 2025 season.
Scott, 25, made his big league debut this season and pitched to a 4.56 ERA with a 19.8% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate in 47 1/3 frames. The 6’4″ righty, selected in the fifth round of the 2021 draft, was diagnosed with a UCL sprain in late July and opted for non-surgical rest and rehab before committing to the upcoming surgery. Given the timing of the injury and the looming hybrid procedure, it was likely that Scott would’ve missed most or all of the 2025 season anyhow had gone under the knife back in late July at the time of his original IL placement, so at least attempting non-surgical rehab made plenty of sense.
Scott breezed through the minors across the past two seasons, posting sub-3.00 ERAs at High-A, Double-A and Triple-A along the way. He currently ranks as the game’s No. 63 overall prospect at Baseball America and was just a couple innings from graduating off that list prior to his injury. Scott will only pick up a partial season of major league service time in 2024 but figures to spend the entire 2025 campaign accruing service time on the 60-day injured list, as he was pitching in the majors at the time of his injury. He’ll be under club control through at least the 2030 season.
The loss of Scott for all of next season only further underscores a need for the Mets to pursue rotation upgrades this winter. While the team’s immediate focus is, of course, on the ongoing Wild Card battle in the National League, the front office will soon be tasked with restocking a rotation that’s on the cusp of thinning out in dramatic fashion. Luis Severino and Jose Quintana are both free agents at season’s end. Sean Manaea is signed through 2025 but has an opt-out clause in his contract that he’ll surely be taking on the heels of an outstanding 2024 season.
The only starters with big league experience whom the Mets have under control for 2025 are Kodai Senga, Paul Blackburn, David Peterson, Tylor Megill and Jose Butto. Senga made only one start this year due to a shoulder strain and a calf strain. Blackburn has been limited to 55 starts across the past three seasons thanks to a variety of injuries (most notably a…
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