The Rays are dealing righty reliever Tyler Zuber to the Mets for minor league reliever Paul Gervase, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com (X link). Reliever Ty Adcock was designated for assignment by the Mets to clear a spot for Zuber, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post.
Zuber, 29, was signed by the Rays to a minor league deal back in May out of the Atlantic League. After striking out a third of the batters he faced at Triple-A over 21 2/3 innings, the Rays selected his contract nine days ago. When Zuber took the hill against DJ LeMahieu and the Yankees earlier this month, it marked nearly three years between big league appearances. Today, he’s been shipped to New York as the Rays make room for Hunter Bigge, acquired in the Isaac Paredes deal with the Cubs. It appears Zuber may fall just shy of three years of Major League service (and arbitration eligibility) if he stays up with the Mets for the rest of their season and remains on their 40-man roster.
Zuber joins a Mets bullpen that also welcomed Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek in trades this month. The Mets designated lefty Jake Diekman for assignment yesterday, calling up Matt Gage. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns also supplemented the club’s rotation today, adding Paul Blackburn in a trade with the A’s.
Gervase, a 6’10” 24-year-old righty, was drafted by the Mets out of Louisiana State in the 12th round in 2022. He’s punched out 38% of batters faced at Double-A this year, but also walked 14%. In his last 13 appearances, he’s whiffed over 41% of batters. It’s been an interesting journey thus far for Gervase, who you can read more about in this New York Post article by Mark W. Sanchez last October.
Adcock, 27, was drafted by the Mariners in the eighth round back in 2019. He made his big league debut last year, but was designated for assignment in April of this year. The Tigers claimed him on waivers, and lost him to the Mets about a month later in another claim. Adcock made only three appearances for the Mets, most recently allowing six runs in 1 1/3 innings on July 5th at Pittsburgh. Adcock, who averaged 96.5 miles per hour in his brief big league stint this year, has a 5.24 ERA across three different Triple-A teams this year.
Rays are now out here creating players just to trade them for prospects.
5’4 tease height from a 6’9 player is crazy
Stearns,trying really hard searching through the bottom of the barrel
Considering what the asking price is for mediocre players, I’m not opposed to being creative so long as he doesn’t bleed out the farm. The goal is for long-term success, not just 2024.
Not sure this is for either.
“Trying really hard…bottom of the barrel”..It is David Stearns’ job to find players whoever or wherever they may be, is it not?
Yes, but why eat White Castle when you can dine at Nobu?
And why question it when you have neither the expertise nor the scouting information that Stearns and his staff have?
I know what he does have. $$$.
padam: How is that relevant here?
What makes you think he has the prospect capital to dine at Nobu without gutting the farm system of its handful of good prospects?
I’m gonna call David Stearns and let him know this reliever with a 2.70 ERA would’ve been a really nice pick up if only he had enough panache for RustysWorld6986
In 2 appearances. His peripherals are much less appealing.
Yeah you’re right, I judged too quick.
It doesn’t really matter. These are all improvements at the margins (except Winker, who will be huge imo) and will have cost almost nothing.
Any relation to Jon Zuber?
Fare thee well, Ottavino?
Ottavino has a 2.81 ERA over his last 16 innings. I’m not sure this guy is going to beat that. Though admittedly Ottavino requires fans to have a bottle of Tums at the ready.
Tums, Pepto Bismol, bourbon, you name it.
Zuber? I hardly know her.
Zuber was on the LI Ducks. Was lights out. Signed to the majors. Was decent. Seems as if Stearns is taking the “camaraderie” approach, ie building a team with players that have personal connections.
No, I definitely don’t think Stearns approach is in anyway similar to playing Six Degrees of Separation
Its been spoken a bit quite prolifically on the radios here in NY ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tiki and Tierney can go pound sand
I don’t mind Roberts and Tiki, and Sal and Brandon are fine.
Stearns has been a total disaster as far as bullpen building goes this year so I guess we can’t blame him for just giving up. Still sad.
Given what little length the starters have given the bullpen all season, I don’t think the bullpen has been that bad. If you ask a bullpen to go 4 innings a night there’s bound to be under performance. What Stearns has done, is make sure there are enough arms to play chutes and ladders between MLB & AAA to keep the bullpen fresh.
“Stearns has been a total disaster as far as bullpen building goes”
-This is an emotional exaggeration, get control of your emotions.
“so I guess we can’t blame him for just giving up”
-He added 3 bullpen arms and released the least productive arms because he’s “giving up?”
“Still sad”
-I agree, this was a very sad comment
LOL
“Zuba zuba!”
-Turnip (Vegimal), Octonaut
Padres get Tanner Scott, Mets get some no name. Way to go Dollar Tree David!
Dollar Tree Dave…how about Dumpster Dive Dave. This guy was never in on this year. Watch San Diego make the wildcard and Dave deliver another LOLMets season.
LMAO not even 2 months passed and you already look stupid. I mean, you looked stupid then, but now you look stupid too.
Padres gave up a lot for two months of Scott.
Royals jettison Zuber, get Erceg. That’s a decent exchange for KC. Good to see them going for it.
And it only took them 3 years
Hate this deal. This dude is just a righty version of Jake Diekman. Gives up a homer every 3 appearances, walks the world, gives up lots of hits, but hey he strikes some guys out. The whole problem with the Mets bullpen is that they can’t/won’t throw strikes. This reliever arguably makes them worse at the cost of a guy who is fanning 15/9 in AA this year.
Rays are smart. Mets are dumb.
Also, would DFA’ing Adcock be considered Additioncock by Subtractioncock?
Trade a 24 year old 6’10” reliever who this year in AA who has a low 3’s era and striking out close to 15 batters per 9 ip, for a guy who is 29 years old has fizzled out of the MLB before and was pitching for the LI Ducks earlier this season. I don’t get this one at all.
Do you know anything about Paul Gervase?
Gervase has also walked 14.8% of the batters he’s faced in his professional career. He’s got electric stuff and no idea how to use it – unless he figures that out he’s just gonna be an org guy for the rest of his career.
Y’all need a Snickers. I have never seen so many whiny “fans” crying about mid-level pitching trades.
Win or lose, this team has been a success this year. There were ZERO expectations to compete at the start of June. Now, the team has one of the best offenses in baseball and a manageable path to the wild card.
Try enjoying the success once in a while.
I think the last thing Sterns wanted to do is buy this year. He was never in on 2024. Sterns was salivating over the haul he could bring in for Martinez, Alonzo, Severino, Manea,etc. He has been dumpster diving for pitchers and riding the bounce back train the entire season. And, All because we overpaid on the retirement tours for Scherzer and Verlander. He’s giving nothing and getting nothing. I just hope we can keep hitting and limp into the wildcard.
We can’t do any of that, but the Mets just might.
I know that’s he’s 5 years younger with 10X the ceiling for the guy we traded him for. Zuber was pitching in the Atlantic League a few months ago and offers no real role in our pen so I just question why the deal was even made. Not claiming Gervase is the next big stud, but the return doesn’t seem to match the potential Gervase could represent in a couple of years.