Ty Adcock should sound familiar because the Mets actually acquired him during the 2024 season. Adcock was claimed off waivers from the Tigers in May and then released by the Mets at the trade deadline. The Mets then resigned him a few weeks later. Adcock was drafted by the Mariners in 2019, missed the 2020 season due to the pandemic. He then had Tommy John in April 2021. Not the most consistent start to his professional baseball career.
Adcock got a cup of coffee with the major league team in 2024 allowing seven runs over 4 1/3 innings spread over three games. He had a slightly longer stint in 2023 pitching 15 2/3 innings over 12 games with a 3.45 ERA, 5.17 FIP, 0.702 WHIP and a 117 ERA+. Adcock was more successful last season with the Syracuse squad, posting a 3.93 ERA over 18 1/3 innings spread over 17 games.
When the Mets lost Edwin Díaz in 2023, they lost a lot of the flamethrowing capability in the bullpen. One common feature of may pitchers the Mets are bringing in on NRI deals – their ability to sling it. Ty Adcock has a mid-to-high fastball (96.6 average in 2024 and 2023) with a mid-to-high 80’s slider and low-90’s cutter. While the fastball has some zip on it, teams are jumping all over it. He gave up three homers off of 33 fastballs in 2024 and gave up four homers off 116 fastballs in 2023. Overall he has given up eight homers over 20 major league innings.
According to The Athletic, Ty Adcock has started to add a split-change to his arsenal. It’s clear that that Adcock needs something to generate misses at the plate. Across all levels last year Adcock had a 11.6 H/9 over 28 2/3 innings. In 2023 he had a career best 3.9 H/9.
Here’s what to watch for for Ty Adcock:
- How does the split-change look? How often is he using it? In 2024 he tossed the fastball 38.4%, slider 33.7% and cutter 27.9%. In 2023 he only tossed a slider and a four seamer.
- Can Adcock keep the ball in the park? This was absolutely his kryptonite at the major league level in 2024 that wasn’t see in the minors last year.
