The Mets made a sneaky-good trade for bullpen help.
On Sunday, the team acquired left-handed relief pitcher Matt Gage from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations. Gage was subsequently optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, but has replaced right-hander Drew Smith on the 40-man roster; Smith was moved to the 60-day injured list, as
LHP Matt Gage has been acquired from Los Angeles in exchange for cash considerations. He has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.Primarily pitching in the minor leagues, Gage has made 16 appearances in the majors across two seasons and has a 1.83 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and a .188 opposing batting average. This season, the southpaw has pitched in 20 games with the Oklahoma City Baseball Club , and has a 1-3 record with a 4.29 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, a .
Gage's pitch mix includes a four-seam fastball, a cutter, a slider, and a sinker. Judging from his limited data on Baseball Savant , he has a good whiff rate on his pitches, while inducing soft ground balls when hitters make contact. Both of these are great attributes for pitchers, so the Mets could possibly have a useful piece in the bullpen.
Heard Dodgers really liked lefty reliever Matt Gage but didn’t have room for him. Rival talent evaluators I’ve spoken with have lauded Gage’s sinker/cutter mix that has been working for himEven if Gage is merely on the roster for depth purposes, the Mets' primary goal before the deadline is to improve their relief corps; they have been linked to multiple relievers on the market,The Mets are aiming to return to the playoffs after a one-year absence, and are only 2.5 games behind the St.
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