New York Mets Calling Up Top Pitching Prospect Blade Tidwell For MLB Debut

Tidwell, 23, was the Mets' second round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. He is currently ranked as the No. 15 prospect and No. 5 pitcher in New York's farm system.

After spending spring training with the Mets, Tidwell opened the regular season with Triple-A Syracuse. He is 1-2 with a 5.00 ERA, 1.333 WHIP and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings through six starts this year.

Tidwell ranks 10th in the International League in FIP and fifth in strikeout-to-walk ratio, all while carrying the third-highest BABIP.

The last time Tidwell took the mound, he held the Worcester Red Sox off the board through 4.0 innings. He wound up allowing four earned runs in the fifth, but he had given up three singles and nothing else before that sketchy frame last Sunday afternoon.

New York needed a spot starter on Wednesday, ultimately turning to reliever Huascar Brazobán as an opener. Journeyman Brandon Waddell was also called up to serve as a long reliever in that game, tossing 4.1 scoreless innings before getting sent back down to the minors.

The Mets still have a while before Paul Blackburn, Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea return from the injured list, so Mendoza may have to keep patching things together in the rotation for the time being. Tidwell will be his latest fix, even if it is likely to be a short-term role for the young right-hander.