Building off their trade for Gregory Soto, the Mets acquired Tyler Rogers as their second move of the 2025 trade season. Three players - Drew Gilbert, Blade Tidwell, and Jose Butto - went back to San Francisco as the return.
Tyler Rogers (not Taylor, that’s the other twin who throws left handed with a more conventional slot) is the funkiest thrower in baseball. He delivers an 83.3 MPH sinker from an underhand slot that has him releasing the ball roughly 15” from the dirt of the pitching mound. He also throws a slider that rises. It’s insane stuff that has no analogues elsewhere in the game today, and while it doesn’t induce a ton of whiffs, batters simply cannot square it up (.