{"id":2199177,"date":"2025-12-15T04:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2199177"},"modified":"2025-12-15T04:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:13:27","slug":"royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears-mlb-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Add Bullpen Arm in Nick Mears &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1779803\">\n<h4 class=\"widget-title teamLogo MILbg\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears\/1779803\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Royals Add Bullpen Arm in Nick Mears\">Royals Add Bullpen Arm in Nick Mears<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<div class=\"newsdeskContentEntry\" post_time=\"12\/14\/25 10:59 pm\">\n<div class=\"shareBox\"><span class=\"shareLabel\">Share:<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears\/1779803&amp;text=Royals+Add+Bullpen+Arm+in+Nick+Mears\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears\/1779803&amp;title=Royals+Add+Bullpen+Arm+in+Nick+Mears\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears\/1779803&amp;title=Royals+Add+Bullpen+Arm+in+Nick+Mears\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n    <button class=\"share-button\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard('https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-add-bullpen-arm-in-nick-mears\/1779803', 1779803)\"><br \/>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 16\" fill=\"none\">\n<path d=\"M7.53125 0.218756C7.2375 -0.0749939 6.7625 -0.0749939 6.47188 0.218756L2.46875 4.21876C2.175 4.51251 2.175 4.98751 2.46875 5.27813C2.7625 5.56876 3.2375 5.57188 3.52813 5.27813L6.24687 2.55938L6.25 10.25C6.25 10.6656 6.58437 11 7 11C7.41563 11 7.75 10.6656 7.75 10.25V2.55938L10.4688 5.27813C10.7625 5.57188 11.2375 5.57188 11.5281 5.27813C11.8187 4.98438 11.8219 4.50938 11.5281 4.21876L7.53125 0.218756ZM1.5 10.75C1.5 10.3344 1.16562 10 0.75 10C0.334375 10 0 10.3344 0 10.75V13.25C0 14.7688 1.23125 16 2.75 16H11.25C12.7688 16 14 14.7688 14 13.25V10.75C14 10.3344 13.6656 10 13.25 10C12.8344 10 12.5 10.3344 12.5 10.75V13.25C12.5 13.9406 11.9406 14.5 11.25 14.5H2.75C2.05938 14.5 1.5 13.9406 1.5 13.25V10.75Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"post-time\" data-timestamp=\"1765753169\" title=\"12\/14\/25 10:59pm\">December 14, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"683232\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/683232\/Nick+Mears\">Nick  Mears<\/a> and outfielder <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"686555\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/686555\/Isaac+Collins\">Isaac  Collins<\/a> from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in exchange for left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"672582\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/672582\/Angel+Zerpa\">Angel  Zerpa<\/a>, according to ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan.  Mears was a useful arm in Milwaukee&#8217;s bullpen this past season, sporting a career-best 3.49 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with his first career save, 46 strikeouts, and 13 walks in 56 2\/3 regular-season innings. The 29-year-old will give the Royals some extra bullpen depth in front of setup man <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"668674\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/668674\/Lucas+Erceg\">Lucas  Erceg<\/a> and closer <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"608032\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/608032\/Carlos+Est\u00e9vez\">Carlos  Estevez<\/a>. Mears won&#8217;t hold much fantasy value in 2026, outside of deeper holds leagues, but he could become an intriguing pickup if injuries strike Estevez and Erceg. He has a career 4.61 ERA (4.06 FIP) and 1.33 WHIP with 174 punchouts and 72 walks in 164 relief innings with the Brewers, Pirates, and Rockies.<span class=\"newsByline\">&#8212;<i><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/keithghernandezgmail-com\">Keith Hernandez<\/a><\/i><\/span><br \/><span class=\"newsSource\">Source: <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1999982987044376842\">ESPN.com &#8211; Jeff Passan<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '9041404502567345'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rotoballer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals Add Bullpen Arm in Nick Mears Share: Link copied to clipboard! December 14, 2025 The Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever Nick Mears and outfielder Isaac Collins from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in exchange for left-hander Angel Zerpa, according to ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan. 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