See Also SAN DIEGO The Mets have added another significant and unique late-inning arm to their bullpen. On the eve of the deadline, the Mets and Giants completed a trade that will send standout submariner Tyler Rogers to Queens. In a package that contains plenty of prospect name value, big league reliever Jos Butt plus Drew Gilbert and Blade Tidwell will head to San Francisco. David Stearns identified the bullpen as the clubs largest need and has and the soft-to sing, under-handing Rogers before Thursdays deadline. The Mets are acquiring right-hander Tyler Rogers from the Giants. Getty Images Mets pay a "very heavy price" for the setup man they've been looking for New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) Rogers, Benito Santiago Jersey a free agent at seasons end, nearly scrapes his right hand on the mound when he pitches. The unique angle has proven difficult to hit he owns a 1.80 ERA this season and 2.79 mark for his career and might help his durability. With the slowest fastball in MLB (averaging 83.3 mph), Rogers leads the majors in games pitched (53) and led the majors in the category a season ago (77). Against an arm angle rarely seen in todays game, neither lefties nor righties have hit the 34-year-old well. Rogers will slot into a bullpen that no longer houses Butt, who hugged teammates as news spread during the early innings of Wednesdays series finale at Petco Park. The righty had pitched to a 3.64 ERA in 47 innings this season, a nice, multi-inning threat out of the bullpen but without Rogers upside and without a minor league option remaining. It is po sible that Butt, who has not been a leverage arm for much of this season, might have been a few poor outings away from a DFA. Tyler Rogers Getty Images Explore More Blade Tidwell went to the Giants in the trade. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Jose Butto was also in the trade package. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post In Gilbert, the Mets are losing part of the haul they received from the Astros in the 2023 Justin Verlander swap. The center fielder was having a nice, if not excellent, season with Triple-A Syracuse (.785 OPS with 12 homers in 81 games) but likely was below Carson Benge and Jett Williams in the hierarchy of Mets prospects who could become everyday center fielders. It was Billy Eppler and not Stearns who , who was ranked 12th among Mets prospects by MLB Pipeline. Tidwell debuted this season and . A starting pitcher ranked as the 10th best in the system, the 24-year-old pitched to a 4.22 ERA in 79 innings with Syracuse this year. He might not have survived the entire offseason on the 40-man roster. Rob Dibble Jersey