{"id":311800,"date":"2026-08-02T06:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311800\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T06:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:13:14","slug":"mets-clay-holmes-knows-his-pretty-likely-trade-deadline-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311800\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets’ Clay Holmes knows his ‘pretty likely’ trade deadline reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clay Holmes may make a final rehab start<\/a> with Class-A Brooklyn on Sunday, but of more importance is the fact that the right-hander knows whenever he does return to the majors, it will almost certainly be with another organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no guarantees in this sport,\u2019\u2019 the Mets right-hander said Saturday at Citi Field about the possibility of a trade by Monday\u2019s deadline. \u201cIn the situation we\u2019re in, it\u2019s pretty likely. We\u2019ll wait and see what the next few days hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

The right-hander, who has a player option worth $12 million for next season, has fully recovered from the fractured right fibula he suffered on a Spencer Jones comebacker<\/a> on May 15 and said he was \u201cmore than ready\u201d to pitch in the majors.<\/p>\n

Still, he has come to grips with the reality of the situation, with the Mets not wanting to risk an injury with perhaps their most valuable trade piece.<\/p>\n

\"NewClay Holmes is pictured during the Mets\u2019 Aug. 1 loss, Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n

Asked about a potential extension prior to Monday, Holmes said it remained a long shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like it\u2019s the same path and a trade is most likely,\u2019\u2019 Holmes said.<\/p>\n

Interim manager Andy Green said the plans to have Holmes pitch in Brooklyn on Sunday could \u201cchange at the drop of a hat,\u201d depending on whether a deal appears to be imminent.<\/p>\n

If the Mets go through with sending Holmes to Brooklyn, he\u2019s expected to throw about 70-75 pitches in a third rehab outing.<\/p>\n

\"NewClay Holmes throws a pitch during the Mets\u2019 April 28 game. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of interest across the industry,\u2019\u2019 Green said of Holmes. \u201cWe\u2019ll see where it goes. As an organization, he\u2019s still getting built up. There\u2019s still work to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Holmes ends up getting traded, he didn\u2019t rule out a return if he declines the player option, since he was having a stellar season prior to the injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy feelings haven\u2019t changed about the Mets,\u2019\u2019 said Holmes, who has outperformed the three-year, $38 million deal he signed with the team prior to the 2025 season. \u201cWhatever happens here, I feel the same way. There\u2019s a level of uncertainty and it\u2019s hard to predict what\u2019s gonna happen at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holmes had a 2.39 ERA over 52 innings in nine starts before hitting the IL in May and put up a 3.53 ERA in 165 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings over 33 games \u2014 31 starts \u2014 last season.<\/p>\n

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If the Mets hadn\u2019t been in the midst of one of the worst seasons in franchise history, Holmes\u2019 return would have been a welcome addition to the starting rotation.<\/p>\n

As he heads towards the deadline, Holmes said he \u201cfeels good. The sinker feels like it always has. Pretty normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He was also pleased with his sweeper, cutter and changeup.<\/p>\n

But with the Mets in sell mode and little to play for down the stretch, the two most important pieces of the rotation \u2014 Holmes and Freddy Peralta \u2014 are seeing their days numbered in Queens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m more than ready to pitch in the big leagues,\u2019\u2019 Holmes said. \u201cI respect [why they want me to make another rehab start]. .\u2009.\u2009. I want to continue to build and hope for the next start, I\u2019m ready for the full clip, wherever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clay Holmes may make a final rehab start with Class-A Brooklyn on Sunday, but of more importance is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31643,20,94970,9,11,320,10,319],"class_list":["post-311800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-clay-holmes","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-trade-deadline","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}