The Milwaukee Brewers have added another pitching arm ahead of the trade deadline. With a little more than a week until the deadline, the Brewers have executed a trade with the New York Mets.
The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Sunday that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay from the Mets in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher TJ Shook. Will Sammon of The Athletic was the first to report the news.
Meet Milwaukee Brewers’ Newest Pitcher, Tyler Jay.
Tyler Jay has only pitched three games with the Mets this season, his first in the Major Leagues. In those three games, he had an ERA of 7.71.
Jay, a first-round choice by the Minnesota Twins in 2015, made his MLB debut only this year. He played for a few independent teams before signing with the Mets last year.
Jay was terrific at Triple-A Syracuse. He had a 2.40 ERA in 23 appearances, with 30 strikeouts and only four walks. However, the same could not be true when he was promoted to the major leagues and designated for assignment by the Mets on Wednesday.
After Dallas Keuchel and Joel Kuhnel were DFA’d, it provided way for Jared Koenig’s return from the injured list, and Jay will be assigned a 40-man roster spot. He was immediately optioned to Triple-A Nashville and has three minor league option years left.
The Brewers send TJ Shook to Binghamton.
Shook was pitching for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Milwaukee Brewers’ Double-A club, and will be assigned to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Shook was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and has progressed through the minor league system; the righty has yet to make his major – debut.
Shook’s minor league record is 23-17 with a 4.77 ERA. This season with the Shuckers, he had a 4.90 ERA, 5-7 record, 1.35 WHIP, 77 strikeouts, and 25 walks in 64.1 innings. Given his 4.62 ERA and.229 batting average against, the Brewers decided it was time to give him a chance with a different team.
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