New York Mets sign former Blue Jays pitcher
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The New York Mets have signed pitcher Connor Overton. While the team has not officially the deal, it is surely going to be a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training.
Although he has pitched in parts of three seasons, Overton only has 18 big league games under his belt.
Overton actually started his career by setting an MLB record. In his four appearances with the Blue Jays he did not give up a run in 6.2 innings. This continued after he was picked up by the Pirates. With Pittsburgh he threw another seven scoreless innings before allowing a home run to Didi Gregorius of the Phillies.
Thus, Overton had 13.2 career innings without allowing a run, the most in MLB history.
Although he doesn't have a huge volume of work at the big league level, he has never really been given a fair shot.
While he doesn't strikeout a ton of batters and isn't overpowering, he has an excellent 5.3% walk rate.
While he'll most likely compete for a job in the Mets bullpen, he is versatile, as 10 of his 18 big league appearances have been starts.
He'll look to find himself again after an injury derailed most of his 2024 season, after spending 2022 and 2023 with the Reds.
For his career Overton is 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA and 1.298 WHIP.
