Mets acquire Ruf from Giants
The New York Mets acquired utility player Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for corner infielder J.D. Davis, left-hander Thomas Szapucki, and pitching prospects Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour, the teams announced.
Ruf owns a .701 OPS with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs in 90 games for the Giants this season. He's hit .252/.364/.523 with nine homers and 24 RBIs against left-handed pitching.
The 36-year-old played very well during his stint with the Giants, slashing .248/.358/.455 with 32 homers and 99 RBIs in 247 games over three seasons.
Davis has been used in limited duties with the Mets after a strong 2019 campaign in New York where he slashed .307/.369/.527 (137 OPS+) with 22 home runs and 57 RBIs. The 29-year-old is hitting .238/.324/.359 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 66 games this season.
Szapucki has two games of big-league experience, spending the majority of his 2022 campaign with Syracuse where he went 2-6 with a 3.38 ERA and 12.2 K/9 in 64 innings.
Seymour (24th) and Zwack (27th) were both ranked among the Mets' top 30 prospects, according to Baseball America.