The New York Mets added to their left-handed relief depth Tuesday, reportedly swinging a trade for southpaw Bryan Hudson.
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Hudson has a career 2.83 ERA in 65 games for the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers in an MLB career that began in 2023. Joel Sherman of the New York Post was first to report the trade.
The White Sox will receive cash considerations in return for Hudson, who was 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA in 16 games last year for the White Sox and Brewers.
The White Sox designated Hudson for assignment last week to make room on their 40-man roster for free agent outfielder Austin Hays.
Hudson, 28, ended last season on the injured list with a lower back strain, limiting him to just four appearances in a White Sox uniform after he was claimed off waivers in August.
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In 2024, Hudson’s first full season in the majors, he finished with a 1.73 ERA in 62.1 innings for the National League Central champion Brewers.
But after beginning the 2025 season on the Brewers’ opening day roster, Hudson was optioned to Triple-A. He carried a 6.84 ERA and 12 walks in 25 innings for the Nashville Sounds, the Brewers’ top farm team, before being designated for assignment.
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According to Curt Hogg of the Milwuakee Journal-Sentinel, Hudson threw 84 sweepers with Nashville, and generated swings and misses on only 21. His 25 percent whiff rate marked a steep decline from the 35.2 percent whiff rate on the pitch in 2024.
Sweepers came into vogue across MLB early in the decade, but as hitters gradually adapted to seeing the pitch more, they became less effective across the league — not just for Hudson.
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Hudson might need a new “out pitch” to regain his effectiveness at the big league level. He might get that chance with a Mets team that lost closer Edwin Diaz in free agency to the Los Angeles Dodgers — the team that originally gave Hudson his first major league exposure during a six-game cameo late in the 2023 season.
The Dodgers designated Hudson for assignment in December of that year when they signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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