The Twins tore their bullpen to the studs when they dealt their top five relievers prior to this summer's trade deadline. One of their top offseason priorities will be building it back up.
With it being Rule 5 protection day, there was a flurry of minor moves around MLB and the Twins got involved as well. Reliever Eric Orze, a casualty of the Tampa Bay Rays’ roster crunch, was acquired for minor league pitcher Jacob Kisting.
The Twins announced they’ve acquired reliever Eric Orze from the Rays for minor league pitcher Jacob Kisting. Minnesota takes a flier on the 28-year-old righty as they overhaul a bullpen that they decimated at the trade deadline.
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Senga returns to the IL one day after coming off of it. The Mets have placed Kodai Senga on the 15-day injured list with a left calf strain, activated Ryne Stanek, called up Tylor Megill, and optioned Eric Orze to Triple-A Syracuse.
A flurry of bullpen moves for a team whose bullpen has constantly been in shambles. We knew a bullpen move was forthcoming after the Mets traded for Phil Maton yesterday, and now it turns out there are a couple of roster shufflings.
It's no secret that bullpen has been a major weakness for the New York Mets despite their impressive turnaround. As a result, the team has shuffled depth arms back-and-forth from the minor leagues with the hope of finding some reliability from unlikely candidates.
After opening the year as one of the more productive units across baseball, the Mets’ bullpen has suddenly fallen out of order. The club’s relievers have combined for a 4.70 ERA in May, the second-worst mark in the National League, after finishing April with an NL-best 2.85 ERA.
A new lefty relief piece or just another Mets’ relief prospect? Let’s find out. In my time covering prospects at Amazin’ Avenue, we have had a tendency to over-rank relievers in our offseason top-25 list.