Mets’ Andy Green gets 100% real on Robert Stock’s future after ugly start vs. Pirates

Robert Stock’s second career start looked nothing like his first, and Andy Green did not shy away from addressing what went wrong. The Mets interim manager broke down Stock’s rough outing Saturday against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, an outing that saw the 36-year-old righty allow eight earned runs on nine hits and five walks with four strikeouts over just three innings before his removal.

“I think he found himself behind in the count pretty frequently, and by the fourth inning he was out of gas,” Green told reporters after the game. “He had trouble commanding the baseball at that point in time. It forced us into kind of a game that you’re in a bad spot in.”

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Asked directly whether Stock would get another turn in the rotation, Green did not commit either way.

“I think that’s too early to say,” Green said. “I think you’re right there.”

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The outing marked a stark contrast from Stock’s previous start against the Marlins the Sunday before, his first big-league appearance since 2021, when he held Miami to just one run on three hits and no walks while striking out four over five innings

That performance had earned him this second turn through the rotation, with the Mets thin on starting depth after trading away Clay Holmes and Freddy Peralta at the deadline, and with Triple-A prospects Jonah Tong and Jack Wenninger both struggling in Syracuse.

Stock is in his second stint with the organization and had only made two brief relief appearances against Pittsburgh prior to Saturday, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings across those outings. With the Mets effectively out of playoff contention, the team has shifted its focus toward evaluating pieces for next season, a lens that now extends to whether Stock factors into those plans as a rotation option or reverts to a bullpen role.

New York’s broader pitching picture remains unsettled beyond Stock as well, with Kodai Senga expected to move back into a relief role and rookie lefty Zac Thornton continuing to build a case for a more permanent spot in the rotation. For now, Green’s noncommittal answer leaves Stock’s next assignment very much in question as the Mets continue evaluating their options for the stretch run.

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