The Mets have reportedly traded infielder J.D. Davis and pitching prospects Thomas Szapucki, Carson Seymour, and Nick Zwack to the Giants for veteran 1B/OF Darin Ruf. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported full trade first. Ruf, 36, is hitting .216/.328/.373 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs this season for the Giants. He is under control for the 2023 season and has a $3.5 million team option...
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Angels will keep superstar Shohei Ohtani through the 2022 trade deadline. The Mets and Yankees were among the teams that reached out to the Angels to see if Ohtani was going to be available. Ohtani is under contract with the Angels through the 2023 season. Ohtani has a 138 OPS+ with 22 home runs and 62 RBIs this season. On the pitching side,...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets are scouting the Red Sox tonight at Fenway. Rosenthal notes that both catcher Christian Vazquez and designated hitter J.D. Martinez could be targets for the Mets. The Mets could shift to the Red Sox for offensive help if they miss out on Cubs catcher Willson Contreras. Both Vazquez and Martinez will be free agents after the season and with the...
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The Mets announced on Friday before their game with the Marlins that they’ve added outfielder Tyler Naquin to the roster, recalled left-handed pitcher Sam Clay and right-handed pitcher Stephen Nogosek from Triple-A Syracuse, designated Travis Jankowski for assignment, and optioned David Peterson to Triple-A Syracuse. Right-handed reliever Drew Smith was placed on the injured list on the...
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Tim Britton and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report that Mets’ reliever Drew Smith is being placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained lat muscle. The right-hander hasn’t pitched since Sunday when he allowed one run in his inning of work against the Padres. After getting off to a great start to the 2022 season, Smith has struggled mightily recently with nine runs allowed in...
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