Mets acquiring submariner Tyler Rogers from Giants for unexpectedly hefty price ahead of MLB trade deadline

SAN DIEGO — The Mets have added another significant — and unique — late-inning arm to their bullpen. 

On the eve of the deadline, the Mets and Giants completed a trade that will send standout submariner Tyler Rogers to Queens. 

In a package that contains plenty of prospect name value, big league reliever José Buttó plus Drew Gilbert and Blade Tidwell will head to San Francisco. 

David Stearns identified the bullpen as the club’s largest need and has added hard-throwing lefty Gregory Soto and the soft-tossing, under-handing Rogers before Thursday’s deadline. 

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In Gilbert, the Mets are losing part of the haul they received from the Astros in the 2023 Justin Verlander swap. The center fielder was having a nice, if not excellent, season with Triple-A Syracuse (.785 OPS with 12 homers in 81 games) but likely was below Carson Benge and Jett Williams in the hierarchy of Mets prospects who could become everyday center fielders.

It was Billy Eppler and not Stearns who traded for Gilbert, who was ranked 12th among Mets prospects by MLB Pipeline. 

Tidwell debuted this season and flashed good raw stuff in four games. A starting pitcher ranked as the 10th best in the system, the 24-year-old pitched to a 4.22 ERA in 79 innings with Syracuse this year. He might not have survived the entire offseason on the 40-man roster.