Mets Acquire Chayce McDermott From The Dodgers

[Matthew Nethercott]

The New York Mets have made a minor trade with the Dodgers. The Mets are sending Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers for reliever Chayce McDermott. The deal was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

McDermott, a righty reliever, has posted a 4.55 ERA in Triple-A for the Dodgers this season before being DFA'd this week. His arsenal includes a Cutter (43.6% usage), Four-Seamer (43.6% usage), Slider (10.3% usage), and split-finger (2.6% usage) in limited MLB experience. With the number of relievers the Mets are moving or are projected to move, McDermott could make a solid impact at the MLB level for the Mets.

Moving Rortvedt, who was claimed by the Mets this offseason from the Dodgers, will return to the place where he won a World Series in 2025 as the Dodgers sought out some help at the catcher position. Rortvedt did not make an appearance for the Mets at the big league position.

The Mets moving a catcher could also signal that the reports from the New York Post this morning are true that the Mets are not looking to move either Luis Torrens or Francisco Alvarez.

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[MFS62]

Plenty of hitters changing teams but we had a need for another mediocre reliever? Of course we did.😱

later. 

[Cowtipper]

Filler is what we'll need once all the good ones are gone. I wish they'd use prospects as the filler instead. Syracuse has had 11 guys aged 25 or younger pitch for them this year. In this lost season, those are the sorts you have be promoting to test their mettle on the big league stage. Let's not forget, Nate Lavender, though 26, is still awaiting his turn. Jack Wenninger is still down there.