May 2, 2023; Oakland, California, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Trevor Gott (30) returns to the dugout against the Oakland Athletics during the seventh inning at RingCentral Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
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(New York, NY) — Steve Cohen strikes again?
The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners agreed to a trade on Monday that would send right-handers Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott to the Big Apple in exchange for lefty.
The Athletics’ Ken Rosenthal first reported the trade. The teams involved have not confirmed the deal.
The trade effectively boils down to the Mets taking on Flexen’s salary as a means of lowering the cost to acquire Gott.
The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed the Mets will pick up the roughly $4 million due to Flexen, who will be DFA’d, according to SNY.
Flexen, who was drafted by the Mets in the 14th round in 2012, made his MLB debut for New York in 2017. He made 27 appearances (11 starts) for the Mets before they released him in December 2019. He re-established himself with a 3.01 ERA in 21 starts for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2020 before returning to MLB with the Mariners in 2021. He had a solid two seasons, but he has struggled this year and was designated for assignment this past June.
Gott has played in parts of eight seasons with the Angels, Nationals, Giants, Brewers and Mariners. This year, he has a 4.03 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 29 innings this year. He is also still controllable through the 2024 season via arbitration.
Muckenhirn made his MLB debut on May 3rd and has pitched six innings for them this year, allowing four runs (6.00 ERA). However, he has a 0.88 ERA in 30 2/3 innings with Triple-A Syracuse. He’ll give the Mariners a third left-handed bullpen option on the 40-man roster.
The Mets’ bullpen has burned them way too often, ranking as the second-worst unit in MLB entering play Monday, according to FanGraphs’.
