The Mets are hopping to find their left handed specialist this season through a series of non-roster invitations to big league camp. Right before the start of Spring Training, the Mets announced they signed Chasen Shreve to a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp. His name should sound familiar as Chasen pitched in 17 games for the 2020 Mets.
Chasen was drafted in the 11th round back in 2010 by the Atlanta Braves. He made his debut in 2014 and was stellar, allowing only one run over 15 games and 12.1 innings. He was then traded to the Yankees where he was solid and was later traded to the Cardinals. After that he signed a one year deal with the Mets and then a one year deal with the Pirates:
2020: 17 G, 25.0 IP, 3.96 ERA, 3.99 FIP, 1.160 WHIP, 109 ERA+
2021: 57 G, 56.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 1.260 WHIP, 132 ERA+
According to Baseball Savant, Chasen has three pitches: a slider in the low 80’s, a 4-seamer in the low 90’s and a splitter in the low 80’s. He was ranked last year in the 94th percentile for hardhit% a drastic change from when he was with the Mets and was in the 25th percentile. His average exit velocity also took a gigantic change. When he was with the Mets he was in the 10th percentile now he is in the 68th.
Chasen had a great year last year and the Mets are looking for a lefty. He’s going to get a long look this spring to see if he’s a fit!
