A host of roster spots opened up for the Mets on Friday evening. The team sent Jose Martinez, Jose Peraza, Corey Oswalt and Robert Stock were all optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, the Mets say, but all four declined the assignment and elected free agency instead. Peraza and Martinez were both able to decline the assignment because they had accrued at least five years’ service time in the...
There are always injury updates in Mets land, and Sunday brought a couple bits about some much-needed reinforcements. Noah Syndergaard Per Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, Noah Syndergaard threw off a mound in Philadelphia Sunday morning. Along with throwing off a mound, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com said that Synergaard was also tossing around a medicine ball from the slope of the mound. The Mets...
The Mets have signed Jose Martinez to a split contract, Bob Nightengale reports. The first baseman and outfielder will earn $1 million with $500,000 in incentives if he makes it to the majors, according to the report. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, reports that Martinez would make $225,000 in the minors. Martinez has two minor league options left and is controllable through the 2022 season. Martinez...
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore and minor league catcher Eduardo Rodriguez (per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic) from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielders Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena. Both teams swapped compensatory picks in this year’s draft, as well. Tampa will receive a Compensation A pick...
