Less than an hour after announcing the addition of veteran RHP Hunter Strickland to the organization’s Player Pool, the Mets say they’ve signed longtime AL infielder Gordon Beckham and added him to the Pool.
Beckham had been in camp in March with the San Diego Padres, though he received just 14 at-bats without a hit before the shutdown.
Originally the eighth-overall selection by the Chicago White Sox in 2008, he played in parts of seven seasons on the South Side before bouncing around with the Angels, Braves, Mariners, Giants, and Tigers since 2014.
In over 1,000 career games, Beckham has hit .237/.300/.367 with 80 home runs. He hasn’t been a league-average hitter since his rookie season in 2009, when he posted a 109 wRC+ and finished fifth in AL Rookie of the Year balloting.
The Mets’ Player Pool stands at 48 following Beckham’ signing.
In addition to Strickland, it was announced that Ryan Cordell and Erasmo Ramirez were released and re-signed on re-negotiated minor league deals.
