PRESS RELEASE: METS ACQUIRE RHP PHIL MATON; LUCCHESI DFA'D

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., July 9, 2024 – The New York Mets today announced that the team has acquired RHP Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

 

Maton, 31, has appeared in 40 games with the Rays this season, going 1-2 with two saves, a 4.58 ERA (18 ER/35.1 IP), 18 walks and 30 strikeouts. The eight-year veteran has appeared in 384 games with San Diego, Cleveland, Houston and Tampa Bay, combining to go 17-14 with four saves, a 4.28 ERA (182 ER/382.1 IP) 154 walks and 428 strikeouts.

 

In a corresponding move, LHP Joey Lucchesi has been designated for assignment. 

Phil Maton's stats: 

 

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2017	24	SDP	NL	3	2	.600	4.19	46	0	12	0	0	1	43.0	41	23	20	10	14	0	46	1	0	0	180	101	5.09	1.279	8.6	2.1	2.9	9.6	3.29
2018	25	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	4.37	45	0	12	0	0	0	47.1	50	25	23	3	23	1	55	2	0	4	214	88	3.24	1.542	9.5	0.6	4.4	10.5	2.39
2019	26	TOT	MLB	0	0		6.14	30	0	13	0	0	0	36.2	38	27	25	7	12	0	33	2	0	3	163	72	5.04	1.364	9.3	1.7	2.9	8.1	2.75
2019	26	SDP	NL	0	0		7.77	21	0	5	0	0	0	24.1	34	22	21	6	6	0	20	1	0	1	115	55	5.64	1.644	12.6	2.2	2.2	7.4	3.33
2019	26	CLE	AL	0	0		2.92	9	0	8	0	0	0	12.1	4	5	4	1	6	0	13	1	0	2	48	166	3.86	0.811	2.9	0.7	4.4	9.5	2.17
2020	27	CLE	AL	3	3	.500	4.57	23	0	4	0	0	0	21.2	23	14	11	1	6	1	32	4	0	1	96	98	2.22	1.338	9.6	0.4	2.5	13.3	5.33
2021	28	TOT	AL	6	0	1.000	4.73	65	1	5	0	0	0	66.2	65	36	35	6	32	0	85	6	0	0	297	92	3.50	1.455	8.8	0.8	4.3	11.5	2.66
2021	28	CLE	AL	2	0	1.000	4.57	38	1	3	0	0	0	41.1	36	21	21	4	20	0	61	3	0	0	178	94	3.15	1.355	7.8	0.9	4.4	13.3	3.05
2021	28	HOU	AL	4	0	1.000	4.97	27	0	2	0	0	0	25.1	29	15	14	2	12	0	24	3	0	0	119	87	4.08	1.618	10.3	0.7	4.3	8.5	2.00
2022	29	HOU	AL	0	2	.000	3.84	67	0	10	0	0	0	65.2	58	34	28	10	24	2	73	8	0	0	281	100	4.33	1.249	7.9	1.4	3.3	10.0	3.04
2023	30	HOU	AL	4	3	.571	3.00	68	0	7	0	0	1	66.0	49	27	22	6	25	2	74	9	0	1	274	141	3.74	1.121	6.7	0.8	3.4	10.1	2.96
2024	31	TBR	AL	1	2	.333	4.58	40	0	10	0	0	2	35.1	29	19	18	6	18	1	30	5	0	1	152	86	5.63	1.330	7.4	1.5	4.6	7.6	1.67
8 Yrs				17	14	.548	4.28	384	1	73	0	0	4	382.1	353	205	182	49	154	7	428	37	0	10	1657	97	4.10	1.326	8.3	1.2	3.6	10.1	2.78
162 Game Avg.				3	2	.548	4.28	68	0	13	0	0	1	68	62	36	32	9	27	1	76	7	0	2	293	97	4.10	1.326	8.3	1.2	3.6	10.1	2.78
SDP (3 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.02	112	0	29	0	0	1	114.2	125	70	64	19	43	1	121	4	0	5	509	81	4.44	1.465	9.8	1.5	3.4	9.5	2.81
CLE (3 yrs)				5	3	.625	4.30	70	1	15	0	0	0	75.1	63	40	36	6	32	1	106	8	0	3	322	104	3.00	1.261	7.5	0.7	3.8	12.7	3.31
HOU (3 yrs)				8	5	.615	3.67	162	0	19	0	0	1	157.0	136	76	64	18	61	4	171	20	0	1	674	111	4.04	1.255	7.8	1.0	3.5	9.8	2.80
TBR (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.58	40	0	10	0	0	2	35.1	29	19	18	6	18	1	30	5	0	1	152	86	5.63	1.330	7.4	1.5	4.6	7.6	1.67
AL (6 yrs)				14	10	.583	3.97	272	1	44	0	0	3	267.2	228	135	118	30	111	6	307	33	0	5	1148	105	3.96	1.267	7.7	1.0	3.7	10.3	2.77
NL (3 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.02	112	0	29	0	0	1	114.2	125	70	64	19	43	1	121	4	0	5	509	81	4.44	1.465	9.8	1.5	3.4	9.5	2.81

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Generated 7/9/2024.

Phil Maton's last 5 games: 

Last 5 Games Table

Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	WP	IBB	PO	BK	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GmSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-07-06	TBR	@	TEX	L 3-4	8-GF(8)	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.029	0.46	0.01%	0.26	0.480
2024-07-05	TBR	@	TEX	L 0-3	7-7	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	1	2	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0.012	0.23	0.00%	0.14	0.480
2024-07-03	TBR	@	KCR	L 2-4	8-GF(8)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.015	0.19	0.01%	0.13	0.509
2024-06-30	TBR		WSN	W 5-0	9-GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	3	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.006	0.07	0.00%	0.04	0.471
2024-06-25	TBR		SEA	W 11-3	7-7	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	2	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	-0.001	0.58	0.00%	0.31	-0.530

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Generated 7/9/2024.