McCullers activated……Koenig to Nashville

[markedman5]

 

[wiguy94]

Only one LHP in the pen for the time being with Drohan and Gasser listed as SP for this series

[bensheeps]

So does this mean that McCullers is going to the pen or that he will start a game in the Mets series?  A little surprised that they didn't wait to add him until after the weekend (to keep the extra bullpen arm for the Marlins series) if he is going to start next week.

[adambr2]

6 minutes ago, bensheeps said:

So does this mean that McCullers is going to the pen or that he will start a game in the Mets series?  A little surprised that they didn't wait to add him until after the weekend (to keep the extra bullpen arm for the Marlins series) if he is going to start next week.

Yeah that’s a good question. It would be straight up just bad roster management to activate him today just to be a man down in the pen for 3-4 days and not start him until the Mets series. So I would have to think he’s pitching out of the pen for now.

[bensheeps]

The answer from Murph (through McCalvy)

 

[RWeeksFan23]

maybe they forsee a spike in velocity for him pitching out of the pen.