New York Mets Acquire Starting Pitcher and Outfielder From Brewers
An acquisition has been made by the New York Mets after they decided to hit the trade market to secure some players this offseason.
Amidst speculation that they are amongst the finalists to secure Japanese phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto, new president of baseball operations, David Stearns, wasted no time in making a deal with his former team to add talent to this roster.
"Mets acquiring RHP Adrian Houser and OF Tyrone Taylor from Brewers for a minor leaguer, source tells @TheAthletic," Ken Rosenthal reported on his social media account.
In return, they traded their No. 29 ranked prospect Coleman Crow to the Milwaukee Brewers according to Robert Murray of FanSided.
Pitching has been a major point of discussion surrounding the Mets this offseason. After trading away Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander at the trade deadline, they were left fairly light in the rotation behind their ace Kodai Senga.
That's one of the reasons why Yamamoto is such a priority and probably one of the reasons why New York decided to acquire Adrian Houser.
Last season with the Brewers, the 30-year-old finished with a 8-5 record across 23 appearances and 21 starts. He had an ERA of 4.12 across 111 1/3 innings pitched.
Tyrone Taylor will give the Mets some depth in the outfield as well. He had a slash line of .234/.267/.446 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI over 81 games played.
These are very cost effective moves for New York who is projected to pay an arbitration salary of $5 million to Houser this season before he hits free agency and $1.3 million to Taylor, who has two more years of club control following 2024.
Crow was a talented prospect for the Mets, being seen as one of the top pitchers at the Double-A level in 2023, but he underwent Tommy John surgery and likely won't be ready until late 2024 or 2025.
From a cost perspective, this is a great move for New York.
They were able to add another Major League arm for their rotation and get a controllable outfielder who won't be expensive moving forward.
This still allows them flexibility to pursue Yamamoto who could be nearing his decision soon.
