After a meteoric rise that saw him make his major league debut last May against the Rays in Tampa, Mets right-hander Christian Scott was downed in July before eventually undergoing Tommy John surgery that is expected to keep him out for the entire 2025 season.
Scott initially tried to rehab the injury, and had been throwing off a mound before the decision was made in September to have the surgery.
He is making steady progress as he works his way back, and is already at spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla. along with a group of players that includes Brandon Nimmo and Ronny Mauricio.
“Feeling really good. Feel like my arm is in a good spot,” Scott told SNY on Wednesday. “I’ve been able to really increase weights, pretty much throughout this offseason. Start throwing in about a month from now. Just taking it day by day and continue stacking good days.”
Scott’s Tommy John surgery was the traditional procedure along with the placement of an internal brace.
After reaching the Mets last May, Scott’s stuff overpowered hitters at times, with him showing glimpses of being someone who could eventually pitch near the top of a rotation.
Scott had a 3.90 ERA over his first five big league starts before hitting a bit of a speed bump.
Overall, he had a 4.56 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 47.1 innings over nine starts while striking out 39 and walking 12.
While Scott is not expected to pitch this season, if his rehab goes smoothly he should be able to have a regular spring training in 2026 and be a staring rotation option when the team breaks camp.
Without Scott in 2025, the Mets bolstered their rotation by re-signing Sean Manaea to a three-year deal, inking Clay Holmes to a three-year contract with the plan to convert him from reliever to starter, and adding Frankie Montas on a two-year deal that has a player opt-out after this season.
Manaea, Holmes, and Montas will be joined in the rotation by Kodai Senga and David Peterson.
The Mets could use a six-man rotation at times, with Paul Blackburn, Griffin Canning, and Tylor Megill among the potential options as a sixth starter.
Along with the above starters is top pitching prospect Brandon Sproat, who will likely start the season with Triple-A Syracuse, but could make his big league debut sooner rather than later.
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