A minor commerce is within the works, as Will Sammon of The Athletic reported earlier this afternoon that the Mets are delivery minor league right-hander Michael Hobbs to Seattle in alternate for money issues.
Hobbs, 25, was chosen by the Mets within the minor league section of the Rule 5 draft again in December. A tenth-round decide by Los Angeles again in 2021, Hobbs spent his complete profession within the Dodgers group previous to being plucked from the minor leagues by the Mets again in December. In contrast to a participant chosen within the main league section of the Rule 5 draft, there aren’t particular roster guidelines that have to be adhered to with a participant drafted within the minor league section, that means Hobbs grew to become a full member of the Mets group with none actual restrictions.
He’ll depart Queens with out having a lot as appeared in an official sport, nonetheless, as he’s now ticketed for Seattle the place he’ll doubtless function a depth possibility for the Mariners’ bullpen in Triple-A Tacoma. Whereas Hobbs’s solely professional expertise up to now has come as a Dodger, his resume within the minors is pretty spectacular. After struggling in an eight-game stint within the low minors throughout his draft 12 months, Hobbs has regarded good on the Excessive-A and Double-A ranges over the previous three seasons with Los Angeles. Final 12 months was notably spectacular, as he posted a 2.97 ERA in 57 2/3 innings of labor throughout 42 appearances. He struck out 21.8% of opponents confronted, and whereas a 12.6% stroll price leaves a lot to be desired a improbable 52.7% groundball price helps him preserve the ball within the park and makes up for his lackluster strikeout-to-walk ratio.
With Hobbs now doubtless ticketed for his first style of Triple-A motion, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the right-hander make his huge league debut with the Mariners sooner or later this 12 months. With that being mentioned, Cody Bolton, Hagen Danner, and Eduard Bazardo are among the many reduction arms who’re prone to be forward of Hobbs on the Mariners’ depth chart not anticipated to interrupt camp with the membership, suggesting he’ll have to make some noise within the minor leagues if he’s going to leapfrog these alternate options. After all, the Mets have been pretty deep in Triple-A reduction depth themselves, with gamers like Kevin Herget, Huascar Brazoban, and Austin Warren forward of Hobbs on the depth chart on the membership’s Syracuse affiliate.
