Taylor Rogers will be joining a familiar face in the Bay Area. Rogers, the twin brother of San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers, is in agreement on a three-year, $33 million contract with the club, sources told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Rogers twins, who are identical, are set to form one of the more confusing bullpen tandems in recent memory.
The deal is pending a physical. Taylor Rogers, a southpaw, spent the first six seasons of his career with the Minnesota Twins before he was traded to the San Diego Padres before the start of the season.
Rogers struggled a bit but was a popular trade target at the deadline, and sure enough, he was dealt to the Milwaukee Brewers in the Josh Hader deal.
The left-hander didn't enjoy as much success as he did in Minnesota, as he recorded a 4.76 ERA this past season.
But his track record- a career 3.42 ERA with 81 saves and a 28.3 percent strikeout rate- suggest that the Giants are getting a very capable arm for their bullpen.
Not only that, but the Giants are also giving every baseball fan even more reason to tune into their games next year.
Taylor and Tyler Rogers will become just the fourth set of twin brothers to be teammates, joining the likes of Jose and Ozzie Canseco, Eddie and Johnny O'Brien and Joe and Red Shannon, per Sarah Langs on Twitter.
Giants fans will now have to attempt to tell the two apart when they're sitting next to each other in the bullpen.
Fortunately, Taylor Rogers, who is left-handed, will be easy to differentiate from Tyler Rogers' right-handed, instantly recognizable submarine delivery on the mound.
Giants fans will be treated to plenty of moments– and hopefully outs- from the Rogers twins.
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