Seattle Mariners trade RHP Ryne Stanek to Mets for OF Rhylan Thomas

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 10: Ryne Stanek #45 of the Seattle Mariners pitches during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on July 10, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Denis Poroy / Getty Images)

The trading season continues for the Seattle Mariners.

After acquiring reliever Yimi Garcia from the Toronto Blue Jays earlier on Friday, the Mariners traded right-handed reliever Ryne Stanek to the New York Mets in exchange for Triple-A outfielder Rhylan Thomas.

Stanek, 33, has a 6-3 record with seven saves and a 4.38 ERA with 17 walks and 44 strikeouts in 46 games with the Mariners this season. While Stanek had a fairly solid start to the season, his recent stretch has been comparably terrible. In his last nine outings, Stanek has allowed seven runs in 6 ⅔ innings pitched with six walks, eight strikeouts and three home runs allowed with a pair of blown saves.

His ERA over that stretch is an exorbitant 9.45 with an opposing batting average of .259 and an on-base-plug-slugging percentage of .987.

Thomas, 24, has been playing for the Syracuse Mets, which are the Triple-A affiliate for New York. A former 11th round pick of the Mets in the 2022 MLB Draft out of USC, Thomas has appeared in 29 games for Syracuse since being promoted from Double-A. He's batting .235 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI, with 13 walks and 24 strikeouts.

The moving of Stanek frees up a spot in the bullpen for Garcia's addition. Meanwhile, manager Scott Servais told reporters in Chicago that Gregory Santos' MRI came back "OK" after he left Wednesday's game with a knee issue.

It's the third trade executed by the Mariners in the last 24 hours. Seattle acquired outfielder Randy Arozarena from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a pair of minor leagues, right-handed pitcher Brody Hopkins and outfielder Aidan Smith, and a player to be named later.

Seattle then acquired Garcia from the Blue Jays in exchange for outfielder Jonatan Clase and minor league catcher Jacob Sharp.

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