Sources - Mets get Tyler Rogers from Giants for prospect haul - ESPN

The New York Mets have acquired right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers from the San Francisco Giants, sources confirmed to ESPN, bolstering a bullpen that has been pitching on fumes in recent weeks.

The Mets paid a very hefty price to acquire Rogers, sending right-hander José Butto, outfield prospect Drew Gilbert and right-handed pitching prospect Blade Tidwell to the Giants, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Rogers, 34, is a submariner who specializes in generating soft contact with a two-pitch arsenal centered on a sinker that averages just 83 mph.

This season, he has pitched to a 1.80 ERA with 38 strikeouts and four walks in 50 innings across an MLB-leading 53 appearances. He owns a 2.79 ERA over his seven-year career, all with the Giants. Last season, he recorded a 2.82 ERA in a National League-high 77 games. He also led the NL in appearances in 2021 as well as in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

Rogers' identical twin brother, Taylor Rogers, was traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier Wednesday.

Tyler Rogers, who is set to become a free agent after this season, joins a Mets relief corps that has been depleted by overuse and injuries. Since mid-May, New York has lost left-handed relievers A.J. Minter and Danny Young and right-handed relievers Max Kranick and Dedniel Núñez for the season because of injuries.

The attrition, combined with Mets starters ranking 25th in innings pitched this season, has produced a taxed group that has struggled after ranking second in the majors in bullpen ERA through May 31.

Since June 1, the Mets' bullpen ranks 25th in the majors with a 4.87 ERA and 28th in win probability added.

The haul sent by the Mets to the Giants is seemingly substantial. Gilbert, a center