Jonah

Tong

It’s not out of the question that Tong could ascend to the majors before the end of the year, but the Mets have an extremely crowded rotation mix and little incentive to push him too aggressively. The 22-year-old righty notched his fourth double-digit strikeout performance of the season on Saturday and is up to 107 punchouts over 67 innings of work at the Double-A level. He’s one of the most intriguing pitching prospects in the fantasy landscape based on his ability to miss bats. He’s a name to watch in the second half of the year, even in standard re-draft formats.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Megill, who was set to take the ball on Friday against the Phillies, will miss at least 4-5 weeks, even in a best-case scenario. The 29-year-old righty told reporters that he isn’t dealing with any structural damage in his elbow and expects to re-start a throwing program within the next week or two once the inflammation subsides. He was tagged for six runs — three earned — over 3 2/3 innings in his last start on Saturday against the Rays. There’s no shortage of intriguing pitching prospects at Triple-A to fill the vacant rotation spot including Nolan McLean, Blade Tidwell or Brandon Sproat. The wild card is sensation Jonah Tong, but he’s still in Double-A. It’ll likely be a short-term stopgap with veterans Frankie Montas (lat) and Sean Manaea (oblique) getting close to returning for their respective season debuts.

Tong authored the most dominant performance of his professional career on Saturday, retiring all 20 batters he faced in a sublime 99-pitch start. The 21-year-old evolved into one of New York’s top pitching prospects last year and has struck out a staggering 44.7 percent of the batters he’s faced this season at the Double-A level. He should reach the doorstep of the majors at some point in the coming weeks and has a decent shot at reaching Citi Field by the end of the year. He’s a top-100 range dynasty prospect and should see his value continue to rise as he inches closer to the big leagues.

Welcome to the upper minors, Jonah. The 21-year-old righty made some serious noise in his Double-A debut, throwing 51 of 77 pitches for strikes. He continues to excel after earning a promotion last weekend after posting a stellar 3.04 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 146/43 K/BB ratio across 103 innings (23 appearances, 21 starts) for High-A Brooklyn.

Tong has put together a pretty impressive breakthrough campaign in the lower rungs of New York’s system, posting a sparkling 3.04 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 146/43 K/BB ratio across 103 innings (23 appearances, 21 starts). The 21-year-old righty is emerging as one of the organization’s better pitching prospects after putting himself on dynasty radar screens earlier this year with his big-time strikeout totals.

After pitching just 21 innings last year in his first season of professional baseball, Tong has emerged as one of the top pitching prospects in the Mets’ organization in 2024. The 21-year-old made just two starts in A-ball before being promoted to High-A, where he has made 12 starts and carries a 2.85 ERA. Over his last four starts, he has been particularly electric, allowing just two runs on eight hits in 22 innings, which is a 0.82 ERA, while striking out 32 batters. He figures to be promoted to Double-A by the end of the season and could be an option for the Mets big league team by the end of next season if he keeps pitching like this.