The Mets have moved on from another veteran arm, sending Brooks Raley to the Phillies in a deal that trims down their bullpen as the trade deadline nears.
According to a report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Raley is headed to Philadelphia after the Mets already dealt left-hander A.J. Minter to the Twins last Friday. The club has now parted with both of its veteran left-handed relievers.
The return, per The Athletic’s Jayson Stark, is outfielder John Spikerman and right-handed pitcher Luke Gabrysh.
Raley and Minter had been the most obvious trade chips in the Mets’ bullpen because both were working on expiring deals. New York has been active beyond those two moves as well, shipping Freddy Peralta to the Rays on Sunday and right-handed reliever Huascar Brazoban to the White Sox early Monday morning.
Raley has spent the last four seasons with the Mets and became a key bullpen piece after coming back from Tommy John surgery with an internal brace in May 2024 and then re-signing with the team. The 38-year-old lefty has posted a 5-5 record with a 1.96 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 40 strikeouts in 41⅓ innings.
He is set to make roughly $1.4 million over the rest of the 2027 season.
Spikerman, a 23-year-old switch hitter, is the Phillies’ No. 27 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Philadelphia took him in the third round of the 2024 draft, and he’s put together a .759 OPS in High-A Jersey Shore this season, along with 26 runs, nine RBI and 18 stolen bases in 30 games.
Gabrysh is also 23 and was a 15th-round pick in 2024. The right-hander is unranked, and this season in High-A he is 3-8 with a 5.14 ERA, 1.39 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 68⅓ innings.
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