Mets, Joey Lucchesi Avoid Aribtration
The New York Mets and left-hander Joey Lucchesi avoided salary arbitration on Thursday by agreeing to a one-year, $1.15 million deal, according to a source. It's the exact same salary he made in 2022 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. Lucchesi went on a minor-league rehab assignment in September but didn't pitch at all in the big leagues in 2022. If healthy in 2023, he could have a significant role for New York as a swing man. The 29-year-old southpaw went 1-4 with a 4.46 ERA (3.40 FIP), a 1.17 WHIP and a 26.1 percent strikeout rate in 38 1/3 innings over 11 appearances (eight starts) for the Mets in 2021. In his four years in the majors (three with San Diego), Lucchesi has a 4.24 ERA (4.12 FIP), a 1.27 WHIP, 349 strikeouts and 112 walks in 337 2/3 frames over 70 outings (66 starts).
Dec 23, 2022 • 3:56 AM | RotoBaller
