Tylor Megill

It took Megill longer than others on the Mets' pitching staff to embrace the team's new emphasis on the sinker. He didn't throw a single two-seamer through the end of June, but from late July on after he was recalled from the minors Megill used the pitch more than 20 percent of the time. It helped him to a 3.00 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 42:13 K:BB over his final 39 innings, which covered seven starts and one relief appearance. The sinker earned a .250 xwOBA, which was easily the best mark out of Megill's top four most-used pitches. Megill also seemed to solve his career-long issues versus left-handed batters, holding them to a .680 OPS as he introduced a cutter and splitter and threw more curveballs. It's possible Megill gets pushed to the bullpen or minors, depending on how the Mets' address their rotation, but the big righty looks interesting again now that he's got some swing-and-miss back and expanded his repertoire. Read Past Outlooks