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Mets Claim Tommy Milone From Brewers

By Connor Byrne | May 7, 2017 at 1:08pm CDT

The Mets, continuing an eventful Sunday, have claimed left-hander Tommy Milone off waivers from the Brewers, reports Marc Carig of Newsday (Twitter link). Milone had been in limbo since the Brewers designated him for assignment on Monday.

The 30-year-old Milone could step into the Mets’ injury-laden rotation immediately, replacing Rafael Montero, a source told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com (on Twitter). Ace Noah Syndergaard went down with a partially torn right lat last week and won’t return until after the All-Star break, while Steven Matz and Seth Lugo have dealt with elbow injuries, and Matt Harvey, Robert Gsellman and Zack Wheeler have produced back-of-the-rotation-caliber results this year. Moreover, quality depth has been lacking behind the Mets’ healthy starters, evidenced by the miserable spot starts Montero and Adam Wilk have turned in this week.

With a 4.21 ERA, 6.46 K/9 and a 2.23 BB/9 over 709 1/3 major league innings (135 appearances, 121 starts), Milone’s resume suggests he’ll serve as an upgrade over the likes of Montero and Wilk. However, Milone has struggled mightily to prevent runs dating back to last season, having combined for a 5.88 ERA across 90 1/3 frames with the Twins and Brewers. Nevertheless, with just over $1MM in salary remaining on the $1.25MM he signed with Milwaukee in the offseason, Milone comes at a low price for the Mets. He’s also controllable via arbitration through 2018.

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  1. metseventually 2

    8 years ago

    A pitching happy team, searching for pitching depth! Hooray!

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  2. virginiascopist

    8 years ago

    Don’t they need to clear a spot on the 40-man?

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    • ExileInLA 2

      8 years ago

      My guess is that the Mets will drop Montero and Wilk…

      Reply
  3. Jizz Chasholm

    8 years ago

    The Mets are saved!

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  4. Nes

    8 years ago

    Thor to 60 day dl opens up spot on the 40

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  5. wjf010

    8 years ago

    Just had to update my MLBTRADERUMORS password…..I have a better chance at remembering it with all the requirements (why the high security…this isn’t a bank) than Tommy Milone has of winning a game for the Mets. As a Twins fan, I have to say good luck Mets fans. I have never seen a player with such little talent be more convinced of their own perception of their talent, and when the manager pulls him out during the third inning, the glazed look in his eyes is priceless. (I know that sentence didn’t make much sense, but neither does the waiver claim)

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    • royals18

      8 years ago

      Ever been to BankRumors? MLBTradeRumors got my social security #, PayPal, and my wife’s birth certificate because I agreed to get emails. This aint just about trade rumors anymore

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      • Ironman_4life

        8 years ago

        You didn’t have to submit a urine sample?

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  6. Armaday

    8 years ago

    Absolutely…Very happy I studied for my Urine Test!

    Mets got Milone, we became the division favorite…

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  7. Christopher Martin

    8 years ago

    This is more a commentary on how far the Mets have fallen than anything else. Remember when you could “oooh” and “aaaaah” over Mets pitchers? Harvey, Degrom, Syndergaard . . . when healthy and performing, that starting rotation was beastly good. And now . . .

    Now the Mets have laid claim to Tommy Milone, the seventh SP on the pitching-poor Brewers. Oh Mets, has it really gotten this bad for you?!

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    • GoPackGo12

      8 years ago

      Well injuries to Matz and Syndergaard will do that…Harvey has completely fallen off and DeGrom hasn’t been that bad at all. I think mets fans now really wish they still had Colon though

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  8. GarryHarris

    8 years ago

    Every team is not only being stung by the injury bug, MLB is being all out infested by a plague. Are teams abusing the new 10 day rule? MLB can be so underhanded.

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