The latest minor moves from around baseball…
- Former Mets outfielder Matt den Dekker announced his retirement via Instagram, as Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Now 31 years old, den Dekker enjoyed a 10-year professional career, playing in parts of six Major League seasons with the Mets, Nationals, and Tigers. He was a fifth-round selection by the Mets in 2010, and compiled a career .223/.305/.337 batting line with seven home runs. All of us at MLBTR extend our congratulations to den Dekker on his playing career and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
- The Rays have signed infielder Tyler Ladendorf to a minor-league contract, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The 31-year-old will be sent to Triple-A Durham as infield depth—the Rays currently have four infielders on the injured list. A former second-round pick, Ladendorf last appeared in a Major League game in 2016, when he was with the Athletics. In just 68 plate appearances, he has batted .123/.149/.154.
Man, the mets really did like their small d’s. surprised they didnt being him back again.
Loved his 0-18 stint last year with the Mets lol. He always drove me nuts. Never saw the appeal in him. But good luck on your future endeavors Matt.
thought he retired already and that mlb trade rumors covered it
They did – June 8th.
But he didn’t announce it via Instagram then, so it wasn’t official…
Good luck Matt!
Even though he is retired the Mets will still figure out a way to trade for him. They will trade Noah Syndergard to his family so they can use Noah as a butler. They will eat all of Noah’s contract and then extend den Dekker on a 5-year $100 million contract.