Clay Holmes will reportedly take a big step towards his return this weekend.
Holmes is expected to make his first rehab start Saturday with High-A Brooklyn, according to the Athletic’s Will Sammon.
The right-hander has been sidelined since mid-May with a fractured fibula.
Holmes has been progressing well in his recovery over the past few weeks, and Andy Green said pregame Thursday that he’d looked like himself as he completed another bullpen session on Tuesday.
Green indicated he was inching closer to a rehab assignment, and now it appears he’s been deemed ready.
According to Sammon, multiple teams are expected to be scouting that first minor league outing with Holmes being a potential trade candidate ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline.
The Mets, of course, could elect hold onto him as well as they look to draw up a potential extension.
Holmes was one of New York’s most consistent arms before being injured on a comebacker, pitching to a stellar 2.39 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across his first nine outings of the season.
There is mutual interest between the two sides to keep him in Queens beyond next season.
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