Mets Take Gamble, Acquire Matt Seelinger From Tigers

[Steve Drumwright]

 

 

The New York Mets are rolling the dice with a new acquisition.

The Mets on Monday traded for right-handed reliever Matt Seelinger in a cash deal with the Detroit Tigers. Seelinger had an upward mobility clause in his contract, so a move regarding the 40-man roster and perhaps a 26-man move will need to be made. The Mets' 40-man roster is currently full. The Mets also selected the contract of right-handed reliever Guillo Zuniga from Triple-A and optioned right-hander Joey Gerber back to Syracuse.

The 31-year-old Seelinger has yet to make his MLB debut. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the 2017 draft out of Farmingdale State, an NCAA Division III school in New York state. He has also been with the Tampa Bay San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Tigers organizations.

This year in 27 games and 39⅓ innings at Triple-A, Seelinger has a 3.89 ERA with an 11.4% walk rate and 29.3% strikeout rate. Over his nine seasons in the minors, he has a 3.33 ERA.

Zuniga, though, does have MLB experience, but not since 2024, when he appeared in 14 games with the Los Angeles Angels. The 27-year-old also got into two games in 2023 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Combined, he has a 5.03 ERA in 19⅔ innings with eight walks and 12 strikeouts. In 14 appearances between Double-A and Triple-A this year, he has a 3.29 ERA in 13⅔ innings with 12 walks and 18 strikeouts.

 

 

 

 

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[seawolf17]

Farmingdale! SUNY represent.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

When I saw the headline I was sure they signed Oscar Gamble's grandson. But no. I don't get the big bet they made here

[ashie62]

No gamble just poor clickbait

[smg58]

On paper he's bullpen filler, but it would be a great story if a local guy who paid his dues for a long time gets some key outs for us.  Even if that means next year.

[Cowtipper]

His debut went from a feel-good story to a nightmare pretty quickly. Two genius Stearns moves in this one: Trading for him in the first place, then DFA'ing Guillo Zuniga, who pitched a scoreless inning in his lone appearance, to make room for him. The Mets wasted cash, the solid performance of Zuniga and an active roster spot for 2 innings, 7 earned runs and a 31.00 ERA. 

[Cowtipper]

And like clockwork, he's been DFA'd. Now we get to see what Xzavion Curry can do, because cycling through washups has worked so well. We also get Tobias Myers (6.21 ERA this year) back in response to Austin Warren going on the IL.