Morning Briefing: Luis Guillorme Traded to Angels

Good morning, Mets fans.

After a wash in St. Louis, the Mets return home to Citi Field this weekend to take on the Atlanta Braves. Before delving into the series with Atlanta, Andrew Steele Davis talks about the ups and downs of the previous series in St. Louis in his latest edition of “3 Up 3 Down.”

Now onto the morning briefing!

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According to Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Extrabase, the Los Angeles Angels are set to add infielder and former Met Luis Guillorme from the Atlanta Braves. Guillorme, 29, inked a one-year contract worth $1.1 million with Atlanta in the offseason. His playing time has been limited, having only participated in nine regular-season games thus far. The Braves will acquire a PTBNL and cash for Guillorme. In a corresponding move, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports that Anthony Rendon has been placed on the 60-day IL to fit Guillorme on the roster.

Major League Baseball and the Elias Sports Bureau have expanded their partnership to include Minor League Baseball statistics. This collaboration designates Elias as the Official statistician of MiLB, overseeing statistical operations for all 11 leagues at the Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, and Single-A levels.

Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic highlights Travis Snider‘s journey from a highly touted prospect expected to revitalize the Blue Jays to ultimately falling short of those expectations. However, Snider’s story takes a new turn as he confronts his most daunting task yet: spearheading efforts to reform youth sports.

The Atlanta Braves announced that they have acquired infielder and former Met Zack Short from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations. Short was designated for assignment by the Mets earlier this season before ending up with the Red Sox.

Monte Harrison, a former MLB player, is making a surprising move as he intends to join the Arkansas Razorbacks as a receiver, confirmed by an Arkansas spokesperson to ESPN. Despite being a highly recruited football talent who committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2014, he chose professional baseball when the Milwaukee Brewers drafted in the second MLB draft round that same year.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, trade talks surrounding Oakland Athletics’ flame-throwing closer Mason Miller are heating up, with several teams expressing interest. However, the A’s are standing firm on their high asking price. A source within the organization reveals that no team has come close to meeting their quota. Miller is their best player at the moment and any potential deal for him would likely require a significant return, possibly involving a young player of similar caliber or a package of multiple promising prospects who could contribute to the A’s future success.

Jon Heyman of the New York Post notes that the Miami Marlins are not done offloading players after the team moved Luis Arraez to San Diego. Heyman notes that players such as Jesus Luzardo, Jake Burger, Josh Bell, and Tanner Scott could be out the door soon.