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• Mets To Promote Christian Scott

  02-05-2024 21:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are planning to promote pitching prospect Christian Scott, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. McDaniel adds that Scott will likely make his debut on Saturday against the Rays. He’s not yet on the 40-man roster, so the Mets will need a corresponding move to add him.
  Scott, 25 in June, was a fifth-round selection of the Mets in 2021 but he has raised his stock dramatically since then. In 2022, he tossed 58 2/3 innings between Single-A and High-A with a fairly pedestrian 4.45 ERA, but s
  
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• Mets Release Jiman Choi

  01-06-2024 04:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have granted first baseman Jiman Choi a release from his minor league contract, reports Will Sammon of the Athletic (X link). Choi was one of a handful of players who had an opt-out date tomorrow. It seems he informed the team he intended to trigger the out clause and the Mets decided not to call him up.
  Choi signed with the Mets in the early part of Spring Training. He lost out to DJ Stewart in a camp battle for an Opening Day roster spot. The lefty hitter nevertheless report
  
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• Seven Veterans With Opt-Out Opportunities This Weekend

  01-06-2024 03:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As part of the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, MLB and the Players Association agreed to a few automatic opt-out dates for some veteran players on minor league contracts. Article XX(B) free agents — generally, players with over six years of MLB service who finished the preceding season on a big league roster — who sign minor league contracts more than ten days before Opening Day receive three uniform chances to retest free agency if they’re not promoted.
  The first comes f
  
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• Mets To Designate Omar Narvaez, Acquire Luis Torrens, Option Brett Baty, Christian Scott

  31-05-2024 17:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  10:20am: The Mets are sending cash to the Yankees in the deal for Torrens, tweets Sherman. Specifically, it’ll be a $100K return for the Yankees.
  9:50am: The Mets are shaking up the roster with a broad-reaching set of roster moves. Catcher Omar Narvaez is being designated for assignment, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. His spot on the roster will go to catcher Luis Torrens, who is being acquired from the Yankees and selected to the MLB roster, according to Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Ext
  
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• Mets To Designate Omar Narvaez For Assignment, Acquire Luis Torrens, Option Brett Baty

  31-05-2024 16:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are shaking up the roster with a broad-reaching set of roster moves. Catcher Omar Narvaez is being designated for assignment, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. His spot on the roster will go to catcher Luis Torrens, who is being acquired from the Yankees and selected to the MLB roster, according to Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Extra Base. Meanwhile, third baseman Brett Baty and righty Christian Scott will be optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. They’ll b
  
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• Brooks Raley Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

  30-05-2024 20:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  May 30: Raley underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday and had an internal brace installed in his elbow as well, the team announced.
  May 21: Mets reliever Brooks Raley will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, reports Tim Healey of Newsday. That’ll end his 2024 season and likely cost him at least the first half of the ’25 campaign.
  It could also mark the end of Raley’s time in Queens. The 35-year-old southpaw (36 in June) is set to hit free agency next offseason. Raley is playin
  
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• Mets Designate Jorge López For Assignment

  30-05-2024 20:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have officially designated right-hander Jorge López for assignment, a move that was reported on yesterday. Left-hander Danny Young was recalled to take Lopez’s spot in a corresponding move.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets To Designate Jorge Lopez For Assignment

  30-05-2024 03:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are designating reliever Jorge López for assignment, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (X link). The move comes after the veteran right-hander tossed his glove into the stands following a rough outing this afternoon against the Dodgers. After the game, López said he didn’t regret the incident and called the Mets “the worst team in probably the whole f***ing MLB” (video provided on X by SNY).
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• Mets Place Edwin Díaz On Injured List With Shoulder Impingement

  29-05-2024 22:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced today that right-hander Edwin Díaz has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Left-hander Josh Walker has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse as the corresponding move.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Notes: Peterson, Infield, Lindor

  29-05-2024 05:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  David Peterson will make his season debut tomorrow, as he’s listed as the Mets’ probable starter for their series finale against the Dodgers. New York will need to reinstate the left-hander from the 60-day injured list. They already have an opening on the 40-man roster, so they’ll only need to make an active roster transaction.
  Peterson slots back into the starting five after undergoing a labrum repair in his left hip in November. The rehab process went smoothly and the southpa
  
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• Mets Acquire Pablo Reyes From Red Sox

  25-05-2024 21:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have acquired utilityman Pablo Reyes from the Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations, as announced via the MLB.com transactions wire.  Reyes was designated for assignment at the end of April but cleared waivers and was outrighted to Boston’s Triple-A affiliate.
  This marks the second time that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has acquired Reyes, as Reyes signed a minor league deal with the Brewers in January 2021 when Stearns was still in charge of Milw
  
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• Mets Notes: Senga, Peterson, Houser, Alvarez

  25-05-2024 16:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Kodai Senga underwent an MRI on Friday and was diagnosed with triceps inflammation, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including Dan Martin of the New York Post).  Senga received a cortisone shot to deal with the issue and will be shut down from throwing for the next 3-5 days.
  The news represents another setback for Senga, who has yet to pitch this season after suffering a moderate posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder during Spring Training.  Senga’s rehab proc
  
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• Mets Claim Ty Adcock From Tigers

  23-05-2024 20:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that right-hander Ty Adcock has been claimed off waivers from the Tigers and been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. The righty had been designated for assignment by Detroit on the weekend. The Mets had a couple of open spots on their 40-man roster after Joey Wendle and Yohan Ramírez were both designated for assignment last week. This move will bring their count up to 39.
  Adcock, 27, has been bouncing around the league this year. He started the season with the Mariners but
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: The Likelihood Of A Juan Soto Extension, What’s In Store For Pete Alonso, And Corbin Carroll’s Struggles

  22-05-2024 16:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…Yankees’ chairman Hal Steinbrenner expressing openness to a Juan Soto extension (1:05)
  The Mets, Pete Alonso,
  
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• Brooks Raley To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

  22-05-2024 02:38 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets reliever Brooks Raley will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, reports Tim Healey of Newsday. That’ll end his 2024 season and likely cost him at least the first half of the ’25 campaign.
  It could also mark the end of Raley’s time in Queens. The 35-year-old southpaw (36 in June) is set to hit free agency next offseason. Raley is playing this season on a $6.5MM salary after the Mets exercised a club option at the start of last winter. That was an easy decision conside
  
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• Mets Release Joey Wendle

  20-05-2024 21:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have released veteran infielder Joey Wendle, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post. He was designated for assignment last week.
  The 34-year-old Wendle signed a one-year, $2MM deal with the Mets in free agency. President of baseball operations David Stearns was hoping to bring aboard a low-cost bench piece who could provide quality defense at multiple spots and bounce back with the bat after a rough showing with the Marlins in 2022-23. That didn’t prove to be the case. Wendle, afte
  
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• Mets Trade Yohan Ramirez To Dodgers

  20-05-2024 18:33 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets traded right-hander Yohan Ramirez to the Dodgers in exchange for cash, per announcements from both teams. New York designated Ramirez for assignment five days ago. He’s out of minor league options, so he’ll go directly into L.A.’s big league bullpen. The Dodgers have not yet announced the corresponding transactions that’ll be necessary to add Ramirez to the roster. They’ll need to open both a 40-man spot and a 26-man spot.
  Ramirez, 29, has split the 2024 se
  
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• Mets Sign Matt Festa To Minor League Deal

  20-05-2024 16:44 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets signed right-hander Matt Festa to a minor league contract, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Syracuse and actually made his team debut yesterday, tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while picking up a pair of strikeouts. Festa was granted his release from a minor league deal with the Padres last week and had a rather brief stay on the free-agent market.
  The 31-year-old Festa has pitched in parts of four big league seasons, all coming with th
  
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• NL East Notes: Diaz, Walker, Cavalli

  19-05-2024 05:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Right-hander Edwin Diaz is in the second-year of his record-breaking five-year contract with the Mets, and the $102MM investment has not gone how either side surely hoped it would to this point. After an otherworldly 2022 campaign that saw Diaz pitch to an incredible 1.31 ERA with a 0.90 FIP while striking out more than 50% of batters faced, the right-hander missed the entire 2023 campaign after suffering a torn tendon in his right knee during the World Baseball Classic that spring.
  While Diaz h
  
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• Mets Offered Pete Alonso Seven-Year, $158MM Extension Last Summer

  18-05-2024 20:18 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  After the Mets’ record-setting spending failed to bring them even a winning record heading into late July of last season, the team instead generated headlines by selling instead of buying, moving Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and several others in a variety of deals prior to the trade deadline.  Since the Mets were reportedly open to considering all options on shorter-term talent, the club even had some discussions about moving Pete Alonso, who is a free agent this coming offseason.
  
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• Mets’ Nate Lavender Undergoes Internal Brace Procedure

  17-05-2024 17:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets left-handed relief prospect Nate Lavender underwent a “variation of Tommy John surgery” with an internal brace added to his elbow ligament and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season, president of baseball operations David Stearns announced yesterday (X link via Tim Britton of The Athletic).
  It’s a tough blow for the Mets and for Lavender, who had a strong chance to make his big league debut this season. The 24-year-old southpaw was the Mets’ 14th-round pick in 20
  
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• Mets Designate Joey Wendle, Yohan Ramirez For Assignment

  15-05-2024 18:10 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  May 15: The Mets made the moves for Wendle, Vientos, Lucchesi and Ramírez official today. They also optioned right-hander José Buttó and recalled right-hander Grant Hartwig. Buttó’s option may be slightly surprising since he has a 3.08 ERA on the year, but that’s despite a 13.5% walk rate. The Mets have both Tylor Megill and David Peterson on rehab assignments and they could be options to rejoin the rotation soon.
  May 14: The Mets are designating veteran i
  
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• Mets To Designate Joey Wendle, Yohan Ramirez For Assignment

  15-05-2024 01:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are designating veteran infielder Joey Wendle for assignment, report Dan Martin and Joel Sherman of the New York Post. SNY’s Andy Martino reported earlier this evening (on X) that New York was planning to recall Mark Vientos from Triple-A Syracuse before tomorrow evening’s matchup with the Phillies.
  That’s not the only forthcoming roster move. Martin and Sherman report that New York will recall left-hander Joey Lucchesi to make tomorrow’s start. Righty
  
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• Mets Outright Max Kranick

  13-05-2024 06:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Right-hander Max Kranick has cleared waivers and been outrighted off the Mets’ 40-man roster.  Kranick was designated for assignment earlier this week, and he’ll now report to Triple-A Syracuse.
  New York claimed Kranick off waivers from the Pirates in January, and he started his Mets tenure on the 15-day injured list due to a hamstring strain.  He was officially activated on April 23 and then optioned to Triple-A, and Kranick has a 2.57 ERA in two starts and seven innings a
  
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• Latest On Kodai Senga

  13-05-2024 04:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Kodai Senga threw a live batting practice session on April 29, seemingly a sign that the Mets hurler was making good progress on his way back from a moderate posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder.  However, the latest updates on Senga’s status aren’t as promising, as Mets manager Carlos Mendoza and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner told reporters (including MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo) that Senga has dialed back his rehab to work out his pitching mechanics, which will com
  
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• Mets Notes: Bader, Megill, Gilbert, Williams

  09-05-2024 06:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Harrison Bader has been out of the starting lineup for three of the Mets’ last five contests. He was penciled back into center field today before their game against the Cardinals was postponed.
  On Tuesday, Bader expressed some frustration with his somewhat sporadic playing time in a chat with Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I don’t handle it well, I can tell you that,” the outfielder said about a reduced role. “But I certainly don’t let it affect the way I pr
  
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• Mets Designate Max Kranick, Claim Yohan Ramirez

  06-05-2024 20:43 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced Monday that they’ve claimed right-hander Yohan Ramirez off waivers from the Orioles, who recently designated him for assignment. In a corresponding move, the Mets designated right-hander Max Kranick for assignment. The move to claim Ramirez comes less than a month after the Mets themselves designated Ramirez for assignment and traded him to Baltimore in exchange for cash. Ramirez is out of minor league options, so he’ll head right to the big league bullpen.
  The rev
  
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• Mets Promote Christian Scott

  04-05-2024 21:36 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  TODAY: The Mets have officially selected Scott’s contract, and also called right-hander Cole Sulser up from Triple-A.  Right-hander Dedniel Nunez and left-hander Danny Young were optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding moves.
  MAY 2: The Mets are planning to promote pitching prospect Christian Scott, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. McDaniel adds that Scott will likely make his debut on Saturday against the Rays. He’s not yet on the 40-man roster, so the Mets will need a corresp
  
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• Brooks Raley Facing Potential Long-Term Absence Due To Elbow Injury

  03-05-2024 02:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets reliever Brooks Raley is facing a possible long-term absence after testing revealed “at least fraying” in an elbow ligament, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman writes that Raley and the team are currently weighing whether he’ll need to undergo surgery.
  Raley landed on the 15-day injured list with what the team called elbow inflammation two weeks ago. Manager Carlos Mendoza was initially optimistic that the left-hander would return around the time he wa
  
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• Mets Sign Mike Brosseau To Minor League Deal

  01-05-2024 23:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder Mike Brosseau, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. They’ve also released outfielder Taylor Kohlwey from their Triple-A affiliate, per the MiLB transaction log.
  Brosseau, 30, is a familiar face for Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, who previously helmed the Brewers — where Brosseau played in 2022-23. The Former Brewers and Rays infielder is a career .242/.313/.438 hitter with 26 homers, 28 d
  
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