The New York Mets aren’t sitting around waiting for free agency to heat up. They made an early, under-the-radar move, acquiring 28-year-old right-handed pitcher Joey Gerber from the Tampa Bay Rays after he was designated for assignment this week.

It’s not a headline grabber, but it fits the Mets’ recent trend of buying low on players with some trace of upside. Gerber has only logged 20 big-league innings since his debut in 2020, but he’s flashed just enough to make him an interesting reclamation project — the kind that teams like the Rays and Mets love to tinker with.

A career still searching for stability

Gerber’s big-league resume is short, and the numbers are mixed. He carries a 3.60 ERA but only strikes out 4.5 batters per nine innings, a surprisingly low rate for someone who’s know

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