Arguably, the only reason why Josh Edgin made the Opening Day roster was because he was out of options. With the potential of losing him, and the Mets wanting to carry a second LOOGY in the pen, Edgin was going to get his shot. 

Edgin got his shot despite his never fully regaining his velocity from what it was pre-Tommy John. He got the shot despite his struggling mightily in 2016. He got the spot because the Mets never really brought in another lefty to challenge him for the spot. 

To start the season, it looked like a mistake. In his first five appearances, Edgin was 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA. That loss was brutal too as it helped stunt whatever momentum the Mets could have built off that 16 inning win. 

With these struggles, it made you wonder if Edgin would be designated for assignment when Jeurys Familia was eligible to return from suspension. His play put him on the bubble. 

It was more than that big loss.  He wasn’t getting the big left-handed batters out. Justin Bour, a career .224/.286/.293 batter off left-handed pitching, was 2-3 with a double and an RBI off Edgin. Freddie Freeman is 5-10 off Edgin. With Bour and Freeman abusing him, it made you shudder at when he got to face Bryce Harper. 

As luck would have it, Edgin has owned Harper. 

In what was a lost series against the Nationals at Citi Field, Edgin did get one matchup against Harper. In that spot, he faced Harper with two on and two out, and he got a big strikeout of Harper keeping the game at a manageable three run deficit. 

As good as that was, he was even better last night. 

With Familia struggling, Terry Collins rolled the dice and brought in Edgin to get out Harper and to get the Mets out of a bases loaded one out jam. Surprisingly, Edgin did just that getting Harper to hit into the game ending 1-2-3 double play to earn his second career save. 

But maybe, it wasn’t that surprising. After the double play, Harper is now just 2-12 off Harper with four strikeouts. 

More than that, Edgin has turned his season around. In his last four appearances, Edgin has pitched 3.2  scoreless innings allowing just two singles.  He’s moved from a pitcher of the verge of being released to a pitcher who can be trusted to get a left-handed batter out with the game on the line.