The Mets are moving LHP Jonathan Santucci — 2.54 ERA, 67 strikeouts over his last 10 Double-A starts — up to Triple-A Syracuse, one level from a potential MLB call-up.

The New York Mets have promoted left-handed pitcher Jonathan Santucci from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse, per baseball prospect outlet 2 The Bigs, confirmed by SNY/The Mets Pod contributor Joe DeMayo (@PSLToFlushing) on Sunday.

The timing is telling. Santucci's final Double-A start came Saturday night: five innings, two hits, zero runs, six strikeouts, 14 swing-and-misses on 93 pitches. Over his last 10 starts at Binghamton, he posted a 2.54 ERA and 67 strikeouts. That's the kind of run that ends with a plane ticket north.

Triple-A Syracuse is one roster move away from Queens. On a Mets club that has spent the summer trading veterans and leaning on the farm to build toward something that actually works, a southpaw punching those numbers through the Eastern League is a name to track. Left-handed arms don't grow on trees; they grow in Binghamton, quietly, until they don't have to anymore.

DeMayo noted that 2 The Bigs had the promotion first — a prospect-focused outlet that, by coincidence, also published a recent interview with Santucci about his development. That two sources were watching him closely enough to race for the scoop tells you something about the attention starting to collect around his name.