2025 NRI Preview: Ty Adcock

Ty Adcock should sound familiar to fans because the Mets acquired him during the 2024 season. He was claimed off waivers from the Tigers in May and then released by the Mets at the trade deadline. The Mets then re-signed him a few weeks later. Adcock didn’t have the most encouraging start to his professional baseball career. He was drafted by the Mariners in 2019 but missed the 2020 season due to the pandemic. He then had Tommy John surgery in April 2021 and only pitched in eight professional games in 2022.

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 with the Mariners 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 Triple-A Syracuse, 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 many pitchers the Mets are bringing in on NRI deals – their ability to sling it. Adcock has a mid-to-high velocity 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, his opponents are jumping all over it. He gave up three homers on 33 fastballs in 2024 and gave up four homers on 116 fastballs in 2023. Overall, he has given up eight homers over 20 major league innings.

According to The Athletic, Adcock has started to add a split-change to his arsenal. It’s clear 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 allowed just nine hits in 20 2/3 minor league innings (3.2 H/9).

Here’s what to watch for with 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 used a slider and a four-seamer.
• Can Adcock keep the ball in the park? This was his kryptonite at the major league level in 2024 that wasn’t seen in the minors last year.

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