The New York Mets designated right-handed pitcher Chris Devenski for assignment on Friday, recalling right-hander Jack Weisenburger from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move, via the MLB transaction log.
The transaction came ahead of the Mets’ series against the Yankees as the club continues to evaluate younger, controllable arms down the stretch.
Devenski, 35, is an 11-year veteran and 2017 American League All-Star who helped the Houston Astros win the World Series that same year. He also pitched in a combined no-hitter in 2019.
Those peak years feel distant now. In nine appearances this season across the Pittsburgh Pirates and Mets, he posted an 11.74 ERA over 7 2/3 innings, allowing 10 earned runs.
With New York specifically, he appeared six times and surrendered eight earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. His last outing, on September 9 at Miami, was especially rough: five runs in one-third of an inning.
The Mets added Devenski on a minor-league deal in mid-August after he elected free agency following an outright assignment by Pittsburgh. The Pirates had selected his contract earlier in the year but designated him once he came off the injured list after an undisclosed illness.
New York called him up on August 28 for a fresh bullpen arm after trading several established relievers at the deadline. He could not be optioned without consent because of his service time, so a DFA was required to clear the roster spot.
This is not Devenski’s first trip through the Mets’ transaction mill. He spent parts of 2025 with the club as well, posting a far stronger 2.16 ERA in 16 2/3 innings before being designated late that season and electing free agency.
Career-wise, he is 27-22 with a 4.05 ERA and 434 strikeouts in 424 1/3 innings across seven organizations. The early Houston years remain the highlight: a 2.38 ERA over his first two seasons and that All-Star nod in 2017, when he logged 80 2/3 innings of multi-inning relief.
At 68-78 and well out of the playoff picture, the Mets have little incentive to keep a 35-year-old impending free agent who offers no future control. Weisenburger and other younger pitchers get the remaining innings instead. Devenski will be placed on waivers.
Given that he just cleared them last month, he is likely to do so again and could elect free agency once more if he wants another opportunity.
For a pitcher who once looked like a high-leverage staple on a championship club, the latest DFA is another chapter in a long journeyman stretch.
Teams still value the name and the track record in a pinch, but results this year made the decision straightforward.
