Adam Wilk is the last pitcher we’ll look at in our Non-Roster Invitee Preview list. Wilk is your typical minor league signing with Invite type player. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round in 2009 and was released from the Tigers in December 2012. A day short of a full year later*, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and became a free agent at the end of the season. Same the following year with the Angels. Same the following year with the Rays.
Now he’s a Met. Will he stay?
He made his MLB debut in 2011 and logged only 5 game sand 13.1 innings with a 5.40 ERA. The following year he started three games with the Tigers and allowed 10 ER over 11.0 innings and 21 hits. He was 0-3. He didn’t make it back to the majors until 2015 where he allowed 1 ER over 2.0 innings with the Angels.
Last year he went 2-8 over 15 games and starts over 87.1 innings with a 4.64 ERA. Despite that rough line, he had a 1.122 WHIP with a 7.7 K/9 with a 5.77 K/BB ratio. These numbers are intriguing. AND HE’S A LEFTY. That right there gives him an inside track as the Mets depth of lefty’s on the 40 man (but not on the active roster) are littered with injury question marks.
*In that year where he wasn’t in an MLB organization, he played in the KBO and posted a 4.12 ERA over 17 games.
