NEW YORK A complicated week of roster juggling has led to the exits of three Mets players, including one prominent member of the 2020 bullpen.
The Mets designated right-hander Brad Brach for assignment to clear 40-man roster space on Thursday, completing a run of transactions that also saw them
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FLUSHING, N.Y., February 10, 2021 – The New York Mets announced today that the team has signed outfielder Albert Almora Jr. to a one-year contract. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Corey Oswalt has been designated for assignment.
Almora Jr., 26, has spent his entire career in the Cubs organization after being selected by Chicago with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. In five major league seasons, he owns a .271/.309/.398 career slashline, including a .280/.332/.402 mark against left-handed pitchers.
Last season, he appeared in 28 games for the Cubs and was 5-30 (.167) at the plate with four runs, a double and one RBI. In 2019, the outfielder hit a career-high 12 home runs and ranked fourth among NL centerfielders with a .986 fielding percentage.
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NEW YORK The Mets continued their offseason-long task of building up their starting pitching depth, acquiring right-handed starter Jordan Yamamoto from the Marlins for Minor League infielder Federico Polanco on Monday.
Yamamoto joins Joey Lucchesi, Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Díaz, Jerad Eickhoff and others as depth acquisitions with Major League experience even if the results of that experience have been checkered. Following a promising rookie season in 2019 in which he posted a 4.46 ERA over 15 starts, Yamamoto produced an 18.26 mark over four outing in 2020. More than half the damage occurred in one game, with Yamamoto allowing 12 earned runs against the Braves on Sept. 9.
A Positive Perspective about 2020. By Daonedc on Dec 21, 2020, 8:09am EST 2 So, in this year, there is so much to be down about. Corona ruined so many plans, games and trips. But, we do need to be thankful that we have a new owner in Queens. Being someone who needs a real life look at what is good in the year, I have decided to dust off the crystal ball and look into what could a 2021 Mets like-up can be with Uncle Steve, and what it would look like with the Coupons still as owners. (I am not going to explore the A-Rod and J.Lo ownership, it would lead me to throw the crystal ball across the room and destroy it.)