According to the Mets on Twitter, the team has acquired RHP Fernando Salas from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for minor league RHP Erik Manoah.
The deal was actually first reported by our own Jacob Resnick before the Mets or anyone else confirmed it.
Salas, 31, has pitched to a 3-6 record, with a 4.47 ERA and a 7.2 K/9 in 58 games out of the bullpen for the Angels this season.
Those numbers seem underwhelming at best, but it’s worth noting that after a dreadful month of June, Salas has righted the ship the last couple months.
A seven year veteran, Salas bolsters the Mets bullpen for the stretch run and figures to secure the seventh inning for the Mets going forward.
In return, the Mets are giving up prospect Erik Manoah, a 20-year-old who was drafted by the Mets in 13th round of the 2014 MLB amateur draft.
Manoah has spent this season with Class-A Brooklyn, where the young righty pitched to a 5-5 record, with a 5.37 ERA and a 9.1 K/9 in 13 games (12 started).
To make room on the 40-man roster for Salas, Justin Ruggiano has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list.
Credit to Jacob Resnick on Twitter, who reported that Manoah had been traded to the Angels.
