The Reds are buying left-hander Taylor Rogers from the Giants, stories Robert Murray of FanSided. Minor league right-hander Braxton Roxby heads the opposite method. The Giants are additionally sending $6MM to the Reds, per Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. The Reds have a full 40-man roster and a reported settlement with outfielder Austin Hays, so that they might want to open a few roster spots for Hays and Rogers.
Rogers, 34, has been one of many higher lefty relievers within the league for fairly some time now. Relationship again to 2016, he has thrown 490 2/3 innings, permitting 3.34 earned runs per 9. He has struck out 28.2% of batters confronted, restricted walks to a 7% clip and likewise saved balls in play on the bottom at a 46.3% fee.
He has sometimes been deployed as a better, with a few seasons with 30-plus saves, however has principally been a extremely good setup man. He has 98 holds in his profession. From 2016 via 2024, solely ten pitchers racked up extra holds. Héctor Neris is the one man with each extra saves and extra holds than Rogers in that span.
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