The New York Mets knew there was something there with him when acquired via trade prior to the 2021 season. Unfortunately, things never amounted to much. Could it be because they had Joey Lucchesi in the wrong role after all?
A fan favorite thanks to his churve, Lucchesi had nasty stuff at times yet never seemed to do enough to establish himself a big league job. An injury in 2021 knocked him out for all of 2022. He was a regular in the rotation in the final days of 2023 before being held back in the minors for most of 2024 outside of two starts including game 162.