{"id":81778,"date":"2024-07-30T17:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T21:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=81778"},"modified":"2024-07-30T17:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T21:22:45","slug":"mets-acquiring-paul-blackburn-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/30\/mets-acquiring-paul-blackburn-oakland\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Acquiring Right-Handed Starter From Oakland A&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets are working to secure a deal to acquire starting right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackpa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Blackburn<\/a> from the Oakland Athletics. In return, the A&#8217;s will acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=morris001kad&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kade Morris<\/a>, a 22-year-old minor league Single-A pitcher drafted out of Nevada in 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The New York Mets are finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed starter Paul Blackburn from the Oakland A\u2019s, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1818375839316119626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Mets Finalizing Deal With Oakland A&#8217;s For Righty Starter<\/h3>\n<h3>Blackburn&#8217;s MLB Career<\/h3>\n<p>30-year-old Blackburn commenced his MLB career in 2017 when he made his debut. Blackburn was the only player on the A&#8217;s to be selected for the 2022 All-Star Game. This season, for the A&#8217;s, he has recorded a 4-2 record with an ERA of 4.41 and 38 strikeouts across 51 innings pitched. He&#8217;s also sported a WAR of 0.6 and a WHIP of 1.16. He has a 21-26 career record with a 4.83 ERA and 308 strikeouts. Unfortunately, he has had his fair share of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/20\/dodgers-brandon-gomes-trade-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injuries<\/a> over the years. He dealt with a finger injury in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2023, he was also experiencing an illness that impacted his playing time.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he has been dealing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/13\/paul-bl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">foot injury<\/a>. He was taken off the 60-Day IL on Friday, July 26th, making his first start since May 10th. He was experiencing a stress reaction in his right foot. His rehab starts weren&#8217;t successful, as he surrendered eight earned runs across only four innings pitched. In 2018, he also dealt with a right elbow lateral epicondylitis and a strained right forearm. Blackburn has a year of control left on his contract. Overall, Blackburn is no needle mover.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s potentially another arm that can pitch deep in games. His first-inning ERA is reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=carra-000car&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Carras<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carraca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">co<\/a>. On the plus side, Blackburn provides the Mets with a veteran starter at the back of the rotation. Blackburn was an advocate for A&#8217;s fans, and he will certainly continue his advocacy with Mets fans when he starts pitching in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits:\u00a0Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets are working to secure a deal to acquire starting right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics. In return, the A&#8217;s will acquire Kade Morris, a 22-year-old minor league Single-A pitcher drafted out of Nevada in 2023. 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