PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 04: Darin Ruf #33 of the San Francisco Giants walks again to the dugout after an at bat in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Area on July 04, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Picture by Norm Corridor/Getty Photographs)
The New York Mets have acquired 1B/OF Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants in trade for 3 prospects and INF/OF J.D. Davis.
The New York Mets are persevering with so as to add to their huge league roster, albeit in small methods. The membership has been tied to almost each vital participant within the rumor-mill to this point, however have come away with simply Daniel Vogelbach, Tyler Naquin and now Darin Ruf.
J.D. Davis might be heading again to the San Francisco Giants on this deal, and has lengthy been a reputation floated round in commerce rumors for the Mets, however buying Ruf within the deal is a head-scratcher, as the 2 veterans are very related gamers.
LHP Thomas Szapucki, LHP Nick Zwack and RHP Carson Seymour are additionally going to be heading to the Giants together with Davis.
In Ruf, the Mets are bringing aboard a highly-proficient right-handed bat that excels in opposition to left-handed pitching. Ruf has steadily been on the proper aspect of platoons all through his eight-year profession at each first base and within the outfield corners, the place he’ll spend time with the Mets.
The Mets’ addition of Vogelbach and Naquin, each left-handed bats, will pair properly with a participant of Ruf’s stature, as he mashes lefties and the previous two mash in opposition to righties.
On the season, Ruf has 90 video games below his belt with the Giants, hitting 11 house runs and driving in 38 runs, posting an OPS+ of 98 and spending time at DH, first base, left area and proper area for the Giants. Davis, 29, is essentially the most distinguished title going from New York to San Fran within the deal. Davis is the same participant to Ruf in that he’s a right-handed batter who performs nook infield and a few nook outfield as effectively. He comes with extra workforce management than Ruf does, as his contract doesn’t expire till the 2025 season the place Ruf turns into a free agent on the conclusion of the 2023 marketing campaign (though his contract has a workforce choice for the 2024 season).
For the season, Davis has 66 video games below his belt with 4 house runs, 21 RBI and a 96 OPS+ whereas seeing time at each third base and first base for the Mets.
Szapucki, 26, is a left-handed beginning pitcher who has made two begins for the Mets in as many seasons, to some not-so-great outcomes. In 5 huge league innings, he has surrendered six house runs and a whopping 15 earned runs whole, good for a 27.00 ERA.
Seymour, 23, is a swingman sort of pitcher who has been gathering each begins and reduction appearances in A-ball for the Mets over the previous few seasons. This 12 months, he has break up his time between A-ball and Excessive-A, making 18 appearances (13 begins) and going 5-5 with a 2.76 ERA, placing out 92 in 81+ innings.
Zwack, 24, is a really related pitcher to Seymour though he’s a southpaw whereas Seymour is a right-handed pitcher. Zwack has 18 appearances (15 begins) this 12 months between each A-ball and Excessive-A and is 6-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 76+ innings.
Mets: Darin Ruf acquired from Giants, including extra right-handed pop to lineup
