Middle infielder Wilfredo Tovar and catcher Anthony Recker cleared waivers and were both outrighted by the New York Mets on Thursday. The move cleared two spots on the 40-man roster.
Tovar was hitting .283 in 102 games for Triple-A Las Vegas but he had a concussion early in the season. It’s not clear if he will be ready to play next season but this move will take him off the New York Mets 40-man roster.
Recker made 32 appearances with the Mets at catcher this season and was mainly a backup catcher to Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki.
He failed to have at least 100 at-bats in a season for the first time since 2012, mainly because of the emergence of Plawecki. He has the option to enter free agency this offseason but he likely won’t get much interest after hitting only .125/.213/.235 in 80 at-bats this season.
The Mets added reliever Josh Smoker to the 40-man roster on Thursday, and are expected to add outfield prospect Brandon Nimmo in the next day or two. The roster currently stands at 38.
