NEW YORK -- The New York Mets are sending minor league right-hander Ryder Ryan to the Texas Rangers as the player to be named in a trade for infielder Todd Frazier on Aug. 31.
Ryan is a 25-year-old reliever who last pitched at Double-A Binghamton in 2019 because the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor league season. He was 3-1 with a 3.05 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings with the Rumble Ponies.
Ryan was left unprotected for this month's Rule 5 draft and was not selected.