The New York Mets continue to make offseason splashes by making the following moves.
The first move the team made today was trading catcher James McCann and cash considerations to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later.
McCann was signed to a four-year contract prior to the 2021 season. In his two-year stint with the Mets, he hit .220/.282/.328 with 13 home runs and 64 RBI in 182 games with the club.
The next move for the club was to sign catcher Omar Narváez to a one-year contract with a player option for 2024.
Narváez, 30, spent the last three seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. The left-handed hitter owns a career mark .268/.345/.406 hitter against right-handers. Narváez hit a career-high 22 homers and had a career-high .813 OPS for the Mariners in 2019.
“We are excited to bring Omar to New York,” said Mets General Manager Billy Eppler. “Omar has contact ability and solid approach at the plate, and his left-handed bat fits our roster well. Additionally, the defensive skill and experience he brings behind the plate will be great additions for the Mets and our pitching staff.”
The 5-11, 240-pounder was an All-Star in 2021, finishing the year with a .266/.342/.402 slashline with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in 123 games. Narváez batted .206/.292/.305 in 84 games last season, compiling 21 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 23 RBI and 29 walks. According to Baseball Savant he ranked seventh in the majors last year in framing pitches.
Over his seven-year major league career, he has hit .258/.343/.386 with 212 runs, 76 doubles, two triples, 51 home runs, 191 RBI, 223 walks and a .728 OPS in 600 career games with the White Sox, Mariners and Brewers.
The Venezuelan native was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the White Sox.
Lastly the team made a bunch of moves by signing infielder Danny Mendick to a one-year contract. In addition, the club agreed to terms on a one-year contract with LHP Joey Lucchesi, avoiding arbitration and released RHP Yoan López.
Mendick, 29, hit .289/.343/.443 with three homers and 15 RBI in 31 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. He was placed on the 10-day Injured List on June 23 with a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the 2022 campaign.
The Rochester, NY native has hit .251/.309/.366 with 13 doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 45 RBI in 151 career major league games (all with the White Sox).
Lucchesi, 29, missed most of the 2022 season after recovering from Tommy John surgery. He went 1-1 with a 2.13 ERA (three ER/12.2 IP) in eight games with St. Lucie (Low-A), Binghamton (AA) and Syracuse (AAA) last year.
Lucchesi is 19-24 with a 4.24 ERA (159 ER/337.2 IP) with 349 strikeouts over the parts of four years in the majors with the Padres and Mets.
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