The Mets are planning to select the contract of right-handed pitching prospect , by Daniel Wexler. Hell join the team in St. Louis this weekend. The Mets currently have Sundays starter listed as TBD, and Mike Puma of the New York Post that Tidwell will make that start. Tidwell, 23, was the Mets second-round pick in the 2022 draft. The former University of Tenne see standout is currently ranked among New Yorks top-15 prospects both and . The 64 Tidwell is in his second run through the Triple-A level. Hes started the 2025 season with a rough-looking 5.00 ERA but much more appealing rate stats: a 31.6% strikeout rate, an 8.5% walk rate, a 38% ground-ball Pascal Dupuis Jersey rate and a 0.67 HR/9 mark. Tidwell is averaging 96 mph on his four-seam fastball, up from last years 94.7 mph average, and has seen his swinging-strike rate jump from 11.6% to 14.5%. Fielding-independent metrics (3.17 FIP, 3.79 xFIP) feel Tidwell has been far better than his earned run average, which is currently skewed by a .369 average on balls in play. Tidwell cruised through the low minors before struggling in his first brief stint in Double-A in 2023. He opened the 2024 season at Double-A and breezed through opponents in his second go-around before being bumped to Triple-A midway through the year. He was hit harder and struggled with his command in 17 starts there last year. Even with a 5.00 ERA, this years rate stats suggest that Tidwell is making gains in his second crack at Triple-A, just as he did in Double-A. Its likely that Tidwells initial call the majors will be a one-off. Even with an injury-ravaged rotation thats seen , and hit the injured list already, the Mets have five healthy starters in , , , and . Incredibly, all five have an ERA of 3.06 or lower. No team in the game is even close to the Mets MLB-leading 2.24 rotation ERA. The Mets currently have a full 40-man roster, so theyll need to make a corresponding moves on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters. Outfielder (fractured leg) and left-hander (elbow sprain) are both 60-day IL candidates, so the Mets dont nece sarily need to designate someone for a signment in order to clear a path for Tidwells first big league promotion. Rickard Rakell Jersey