Drew

Gagnon

Gagnon missed nearly three months due to elbow discomfort last year, but managed to post a solid 3.93 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 94 innings (18 appearances, 14 starts). The 31-year-old righty last appeared in the majors with the Mets back in 2019.

There have been reports that Gagnon could be signing with a Korean team, although it doesn’t appear anything is official yet. He posted an 8.37 ERA over 23 2/3 innings for the Mets this past season.

Gagnon apparently has a deal in the works with a team in South Korea. The 29-year-old right-hander posted a rough 8.37 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, and 17/7 K/BB ratio over 23 2/3 innings at the major league level in 2019.

Gagnon surrendered 26 runs -- 22 earned -- over 23 2/3 innings of relief at the major league level in 2019. He gave up a whopping 11 home runs in just 18 appearances. The 29-year-old right-hander would probably fare a little better in the Korea Baseball Organization, performance-wise and even financially.

Gagnon has an 8.74 ERA in 17 relief appearances for the Mets this year. He will serve as an emergency bullpen arm.

Gagnon was torched for five runs in 1 2/3 innings of work Thursday to earn the demotion. Paul Sewald will take his spot in the bullpen.

Gagnon has allowed 18 runs -- 17 earned -- in 20 innings of relief this season for an ERA of 7.65. Stephen Nogosek and Daniel Zamora have been called up to fill the two vacant spots in the Mets’ bullpen.

Wilmer Font is going to get another turn in the rotation instead, despite owning a 9.95 ERA in 6 1/3 innings (two starts) with New York. Drew Gagnon could follow Font in Monday’s game and then possibly slide into his rotation spot this weekend. It’s all up in the air at the moment.

Gagnon has worked strictly as a reliever this season at the major league level and hasn’t thrown more than 26 pitches in an outing since the calendar flipped to May, so he’s probably not going to last very long versus Washington. But if the abbreviated start goes well, he could potentially get more turns in the Mets’ rotation moving forward. The 28-year-old right-hander owns a 4.09 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 9/1 K/BB ratio in 11 innings this year.

Jason Vargas (hamstring) is just about ready to return from the injured list, but he’ll first make a rehab start at Double-A Binghamton on Sunday, and so the Mets need a fifth starter. Font was lit up for five earned runs over just 2 1/3 innings in a loss to the Nationals on Wednesday. Gagnon, 28, holds a 4.09 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 9/1 K/BB ratio in 11 innings of relief this season with New York.