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Mets Acquire Ryne Stanek

By Anthony Franco | July 26, 2024 at 7:07pm CDT

The Mariners announced they’ve traded reliever Ryne Stanek to the Mets for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas. New York has yet to announce the move and will need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

Stanek, who turns 33 today, has worked in generally high-leverage spots. His performance has been uneven. Stanek owns a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings spanning 46 appearances. He has fanned an above-average 25.9% of opponents while walking nearly 10% of batters faced. It’s a reasonable enough strikeout and walk profile, but Stanek has fallen on hard times of late. He has allowed five runs over 5 2/3 frames this month, giving up a pair of homers and issuing six walks in the process.

Over parts of eight MLB seasons, Stanek owns a 3.54 earned run average. He throws very hard, averaging north of 98 MPH on his fastball. Stanek misses bats but has fringy command and occasionally struggles with home runs. He’s a potential setup option who could fit more cleanly in the middle innings.

The Mariners upgraded their setup core this afternoon, bringing in Yimi García from the Blue Jays. That evidently made Stanek expendable. New York takes a low-cost flier to add a power arm to their bullpen. The Mets brought in Phil Maton — coincidentally, a teammate of Stanek’s for the past few seasons with the Astros — in a trade with the Rays earlier this month. While Stanek and Maton are different types of pitchers, this is a similar kind of move. The Mets take on a few million dollars to add to their bullpen without expending much prospect capital.

Stanek is playing this season on a $4MM base salary. He’s on a one-year deal and will return to free agency at the end of the year. He’s due around $1.4MM in salary through season’s end. His deal contains up to $2MM in performance bonuses. Stanek would lock in $250K for reaching 50, 60 and 70 appearances. He should at least hit the first two of those markers. He’d earn $250K for reaching 20 games finished, with another $250K available for every five games finished up to 40. He’s at 12 so far and will probably work in middle relief for the Mets, so he could fall short of even the lowest of those thresholds. Any incentives he unlocks will be paid proportionally between the two teams. He also picks up a $250K assignment bonus because of the trade.

The Mets are paying a 110% tax on any money they take on. They’re absorbing around $1.54MM in taxes and would be taxed at the same rate for whatever incentives Stanek earns. The overall cost will probably check in around $4MM by season’s end.

New York also relinquishes their 11th-round pick from two seasons ago. A USC product, Thomas is a left-handed hitting outfielder. He has split his time between the top two minor league levels this year, hitting .265/.318/.387 over 305 plate appearances. Thomas hasn’t hit for power or drawn many walks, but he’s striking out at only a 12.1% clip. The 24-year-old can play anywhere in the outfield and likely projects as a fifth outfielder. Baseball America does not rank him among New York’s top 30 prospects.

Andy Martino of SNY first reported the Mets were acquiring Stanek for Thomas.

Image courtesy of USA Today Sports.

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  1. SODOMOJO

    12 months ago

    Stanek was an anchor for the first couple months and really held a shaky pen together. He lost it starting in June and I’m glad to see him gone, and totally surprised we got any sort of prospect, even if this kid isn’t very exciting.

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  2. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    12 months ago

    Why? We were just buying? Not enough room for him because of Garcia?

    Well I guess he was our only pending free agent that was worth trading so ok I guess

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    • toycannon

      12 months ago

      He has been stinking lately. Cost us more than one late inning lead.

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      • thekid24ever

        12 months ago

        He sucked the last month. Good riddance. And he played for the Stros so I never got fan attached.

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        • crusherverdu

          12 months ago

          I’m a Mets fan but the Astros jab is hilarious.

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      • SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

        12 months ago

        He was known as Stinky Stanek while on the Astros

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        • Mehmehmeh

          12 months ago

          Actually, Astros fans know him as WS Champ Ryne Stanek. Played hard for the team and gave very relatable, down to earth interviews. The only thing annoying about him is when his hair gets snagged on the top button if his cap, ha. Wish him the best with NYM.

          Yimi is definitely a great RP but also an injury/availability concern this season.

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    • YourDreamGM

      12 months ago

      Maybe wore down. Maybe just sss luck. Rental for prospect is a good thing. They added a reliever. Lots of time to add another. They can add a better reliever for the same tier of prospect.

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  3. rickoppelt

    12 months ago

    Good I can’t stand stanek. He’s been terrible for Seattle!

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  4. Ignorant Son-of-a-b

    12 months ago

    Mets getting some of that old Astros bullpen vibe going with Maton and Stanek. Maybe they will acquire Montero next.

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    • Zippy the Pinhead

      12 months ago

      With the stress on the word “old.” He did well until a month ago but then blew way too many great starts. The fact he was traded for a career minor leaguer says something.

      It says the M’s are still too concerned about payroll, but I get it IF the next move is another hitter (in a perfect world, Vladdy) and one more LH reliever in Tanner Scott.

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      • CleaverGreene

        12 months ago

        RThomas isn’t a career minor leagues. He’s a college prospect that has moved up one level a year. He won the Mets miL gold glove last year.

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    • Gwynning

      12 months ago

      Pressly perhaps?

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    • Scrap Iron

      12 months ago

      lol don’t be teasing us with that Montero talk. Keep the pillow-talk in the bedroom!

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      • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

        12 months ago

        Lol you guys are a kick in the pants.

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    • sultan of swat

      12 months ago

      I hope so for the Astros sake

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  5. SadMsFan

    12 months ago

    Thank God we got something for him! Stanek was horrible. I have no idea why Servais kept putting him in. Great trade today by acquiring Yimi Garcia, who’s actually a good reliever. In this trade for Stanek, we have a prospect whom we can then trade for good quality major league talent. 2/3 unusually excellent moves in the last 24 hours by Dipoto/Hollander!

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    • Blue Baron

      12 months ago

      Don’t get your hopes up.

      Thomas is 24 and too old to be a real prospect. They won’t be able to trade him for anyone of greater consequence than Stanek.

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    • raisinsss

      12 months ago

      Who do you think Rhylan Thomas is?

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      • Jbigz12

        12 months ago

        Dumping the salary and taking the roster spot back is more important. The fact that they got a body who can play AAA baseball is a win.

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        • YourDreamGM

          12 months ago

          Thomas can make contact at a elite level and can handle cf. He will make mlb. Can’t see a all star. Hard to see a everyday player on a good team. But he has value. Fine trade return for a struggling rental reliever. They did well.

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        • raisinsss

          12 months ago

          His ceiling is like a poor man’s Tyrone Taylor, who is already a poor man’s 4th OF.

          I get it. Hope for the upside.

          Good luck.

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    • SodoMojo90

      12 months ago

      He wasn’t even top 30 in the Mets system. He will bring back nothing

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      • TheGr8One

        12 months ago

        Why are you assuming he’s meant to be flipped? We are playing Mitch Haniger today. He’s a 5th outfielder himself..

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        • raisinsss

          12 months ago

          See @sadMsfan’s comment above, which this comment was in response to.

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        • SodoMojo90

          12 months ago

          Exactly

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  6. 24TheKid

    12 months ago

    I imagine the Mets know what they’re getting into but he definitely looked injured and ineffective in his last appearance with the Mariners.

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  7. toycannon

    12 months ago

    Traded on his birthday.

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  8. deepseamonster32

    12 months ago

    Jerry Gone Wild

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  9. 10centBeerNight

    12 months ago

    More comin from Stearns

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    • Blue Baron

      12 months ago

      I’m looking for Kirby Yates, Kyle Finnegan, Tanner Scott, or Carlos Estevez.

      Not sure what Kevin Parada would buy, but I would give him up.

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  10. LFGMets (Metsin7) #ConsistentlyBannedBaseballExpert

    12 months ago

    Fujinami is better than Stanek. This move doesn’t impress me. Stanek is better than Ottavino and Diekman but there was no reason to get rid of Fujinami in the roster crunch

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    • Dubbs

      12 months ago

      Stanek has a 2.70 ERA in the post season. Stearns knows what he’s doing

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      • LFGMets (Metsin7) #ConsistentlyBannedBaseballExpert

        12 months ago

        @Dubbs they have to make the postseason first….

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    • Blue Baron

      12 months ago

      LFGMets: You have no basis to support that assertion. Unlike Fujinami, Stanek is healthy and pitching in the majors.

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    • Roll

      12 months ago

      you have to be able to throw a strike to be better. Fuji has yet to prove he can do that in the minor leagues let alone the majors.

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  11. MrLOLMet

    12 months ago

    & down goes Senga

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  12. Mr. McNasty

    12 months ago

    Solid move by Stearns… keep it going.

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    • TheGr8One

      11 months ago

      That’s aging like milk in the sun after todays performance

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  13. League Minimum

    12 months ago

    I actually like the return we got for Stanek. Sure, he’s regressing… but he’s only 24. Boggs and Martinez got their respective call-ups at ahead of 26.

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    • League Minimum

      12 months ago

      at *age* 26

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      • Blue Baron

        12 months ago

        Thomas no Boggs. Take that to the bank.

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  14. YourDreamGM

    12 months ago

    B for both. Really good experienced arm for a high floor useful prospect. Perfect win win fair as can be trade. If Seattle went lower level they might have gotten more upside. NY gave up something easy to give up but might have gotten away with a lil less. Excellent even trade. Couldn’t do much better.

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  15. sea-mari-fan

    12 months ago

    Stanek gone is the best news of the day.

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