Before the New York Mets blew a six-run lead en route to an embarrassing 11-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves (52-68) on Wednesday, it was learned that they would be promoting promising pitching prospect Nolan McLean. McLean will start Saturday against the Seattle Mariners (67-54) in New York. For an article published on Thursday, Manny Gomez of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com reached out to a rival scout to inquire about McLean’s potential at the MLB level. “McLean will be a good, consistent big-league starting pitcher for a long time,” the scout told Gomez. Per Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News, McLean’s 10.0 strikeouts-per-nine-innings rate is the highest among Mets’ Triple-A starters, which is likely why McLean was promoted before fellow prospect Brandon Sproat. “I think this is the correct call,” a scout told SNY’s Andy Martino about the Mets’ decision. “Saw [McLean] and Sproat a few weeks ago and thought McLean was a tick ahead … overall stuff, command, control, mound presence. McLean is a very good
