{"id":104781,"date":"2025-07-25T14:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=104781"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:32:21","slug":"report-mets-land-bullpen-soto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/25\/report-mets-land-bullpen-soto\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Mets Land Bullpen X-Factor From Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/23\/mets-trade-deadline-targets-center-field-bullpen-rotation\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Mets<\/a> secured relief pitcher Gregory Soto in a trade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/22\/three-orioles-players-could-move-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a>, first reported by Andy Martino of SNY. The deal sends prospects Wellington Arecena and Cameron Foster to Baltimore. The first Oriole flies out of Camden Yards, and the Mets acquire a flamethrowing left-handed arm to bolster their bullpen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Report: Mets Land Bullpen X-Factor From Baltimore<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gregory Soto has reportedly been traded to the New York Mets. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnYUFjq0xH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jnYUFjq0xH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1948785220049576443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Soto\u2019s Profile<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soto, a 30-year-old high-leverage relief pitcher, brings rich experience to the Mets. This season, he has logged 36.1 innings, with a respectable 3.96 ERA alongside 45 strikeouts. Moreover, Soto isn\u2019t new to the trade deadline; last season, he was the centerpiece in a move that sent him to Baltimore from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/21\/phillies-trade-proposals-phillies\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia<\/a>. His contract runs through next year, with a salary of $5.5 million this season, and a $7 million club option for 2026. This structure provides the Mets with affordable, high-impact relief pitching for the next year and a half. A perfect fit for what the Mets are in the market for, the ability to generate whiffs in the bullpen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Orioles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Orioles<\/a> left-hander Gregory Soto was amped up after striking out George Springer to end the top of the 8th. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jz34pv4EYH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Jz34pv4EYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeDRill\/status\/1911182977863749951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Prospects in Return<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In exchange, the Mets parted ways with two promising prospects. Wellington Arecena, a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher, is in the midst of his breakout season in Single-A St. Lucie. The command isn\u2019t perfect yet, but a step forward from last season&#8217;s 42 walked batters in 40.2 innings. In 64.1 innings of work in 2025, Arecena has a 2.38 ERA, 84 strikeouts, and has limited walks at a 4.9\/9 rate. His arsenal includes a low-to-mid-90s cutter, a fastball that averages 97 (touching 100 on occasion), alongside a slider and curve. Cameron Foster, a 26-year-old, six-foot-five, right-handed pitcher, adds depth to Baltimore\u2019s pipeline. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across Double-A Binghamton and now Triple-A Syracuse, Foster posts a 2.97 ERA across 30+ innings with an 11.6 K\/9. Although in two Triple-A games, he has a 17.18 ERA, allowing seven hits, seven runs, and three walks in 3.2 innings. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster is nearing his MLB debut, and we can project him as a September callup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gregory Soto to the Mets<br \/>\nOrioles get Mets 19th prospect RHP Wellington Arecena and RHP Cameron Foster<br \/>\nLets break it down<\/p>\n<p>(Thread\ud83e\uddf5\ud83e\udea1) <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XOm34FgLgq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XOm34FgLgq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Scudder (@jscud23) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jscud23\/status\/1948791368593346642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Strategic Implications<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soto is poised to assume a critical role as a setup man in the Mets\u2019 bullpen. His ability to generate strikeouts\u201331.1% whiff rate\u2013and handle pressure will complement closer <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/23\/five-reliever-trade-targets-mariners-bullpen\/\" target=\"_self\">Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a>, strengthening New York\u2019s high-leverage options. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This transaction highlights the Mets&#8217; proactive approach at the trade deadline. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soto\u2019s addition enhances their current roster, and boosts the win-now season it&#8217;s in. Additionally, don\u2019t expect this to be the only move Mets PBO David Stearns makes surrounding his bullpen. Players such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/22\/cardinals-listening-offers-several-pitchers\/\" target=\"_self\">Ryan Helsley<\/a>, David Bednar, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/24\/cubs-trade-targets-baseball\/\" target=\"_self\">Jhoan Duran<\/a> are also connected to New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets secured relief pitcher Gregory Soto in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, first reported by Andy Martino of SNY. The deal sends prospects Wellington Arecena and Cameron Foster to Baltimore. The first Oriole flies out of Camden Yards, and the Mets acquire a flamethrowing left-handed arm to bolster their bullpen.\u00a0 Report: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5310,"featured_media":104787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3,22],"tags":[29075,2760,29074],"class_list":["post-104781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-orioles","category-mets","tag-cameron-foster","tag-gregory-soto","tag-wellington-arecena"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104781"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104790,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104781\/revisions\/104790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}