Before this evening’s game against the Reds, the Mets selected the contracts of pitchers Anthony Banda and Stephen Nogosek. To create space on the 40-man roster, New York transferred righty Corey Oswalt from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list and designated outfielder Johneshwy Fargas for assignment.
Acquired in a minor trade with the Giants earlier this month, Banda’s now set to appear in his fifth consecutive big league season, although he only has 51 1/3 combined innings under his belt. Banda hasn’t yet had sustained big league success, with just a 5.96 ERA/4.66 SIERA over that time. The southpaw was well-regarded as a prospect before being set back by injuries, thanks largely to some excellent minor league numbers up through Double-A. Banda hasn’t translated his low minors’ dominance to Triple-A though, pitching to a 4.99 ERA with average strikeout and walk rates (22.6% and 9.2%, respectively) over parts of five seasons.
Nogosek is back in the majors for the first time since 2019. He made seven relief appearances with New York that year before being outrighted off the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old has spent the entire 2021 campaign with Triple-A Syracuse, pitching to a 5.76 ERA across 29 2/3 innings. The poor run prevention belies strong swing-and-miss numbers, as Nogosek has punched out a lofty 32.8% of batters faced in the minors this year.
With their outfield decimated by injury, the Mets selected Fargas to the big league roster in mid-May. He had four extra-base hits in just 22 plate appearances but went down with a shoulder problem himself. By the time he returned from the IL last week, New York’s other outfielders had already made their way back. The Mets will now have a week to trade Fargas or expose him to waivers.
Oswalt landed on the IL on July 6 with right knee inflammation. He’ll miss at least the majority of the rest of the season, with today’s transfer ruling him out for sixty days from the date of that placement. Before going down with injury, the 27-year-old tossed 10 1/3 innings across three appearances.
nice to see Banda get another shot
Why DFA Fargas! Wtf
Because he stinks.
Wasn’t he also on the 10 day-IL? They could have just transferred him to the 60 day like Oswalt.
Far gas too
Not if he’s healthy they can’t.
No — just went thru a rehab assignment.
I don’t get the love for Fargas. Seems like AAAA fodder to me.
He has a cool name and he was clutch on both defense and offense a few times when all our guys were injured. What’s not to love?
Sure yea I guess I get that. I just wouldn’t expect much from him.
I believe Nogosek was just lit up in AAA. I’m a bit surprised with Fargas unless they are confident he’ll clear waivers and can be outrighted.
Hopefully, I thought he did well during his initial playing time with the Mets.
Unless something has radically changed with Nogosek, why bother bringing him back?
I was interested in seeing if Fargas turned into something. The potential is there to be a fourth outfielder, and maybe a mediocre starting centerfielder. Both are more valuable than a garbage reliever.
This team is run by morons, Fargas is a great guy to have on the team. Homeruns mean nothing unless there are men on base to drive in and Fargas is a major league table setter that plays a good center field
The team is run by morons. Sandy’s last 2 hires were Porter and Mickey Callaway LOL. Fargas is a very good ballplayer with speed, good defense, and a nice hitter. The problem is he was a Brodie Van Wagenen guy and Sandy has no use for BVW’s guys. All about ego.
How is he a major league table setter? He’s barely played in the majors and his OBP in the minors was never that good. Folks are way over valuing this piece. They obtained him cuz he got released and no one else wanted him. He’s done nothing special since then.
I’d rahther Banda and nosegek pitch for 4 innings tha eirkoff or stock!
I think you’ll get your wish, I’m not sure Eickhoff will make it out of the 1st.
Fargas is a great player, should be claimed by another team. silly move by NYM
I thought we could at least sweeten any trade deadline swap by adding Fargas.
Fargas does not sweeten any trade. We’re teams lining up to sign him when he was available? What has he done since then that shows great improvement?
Reading some of these comments, you’d think Fargas was the next Mookie Betts instead of a 26 year old with a .677 OPS in the minors. They have multiple players in the organization who fill the “light hitting outfielder who can play a bit of defense” mold, and those guys often end up on the bubble. It’s not a big deal.
Also, I totally forgot about Nogosek. He was part of that 2017 season where they spent the whole summer trading away their Opening Day roster for AAAA relievers.
Anthony Banda sounds like a pornstar name. Not an insult.
Vargas they will regret
Today’s game has been a nightmare.
OH MY GOD!!!!
And supposedly they’re talking about a splash at the deadline. The only splash this team will make the rest of the season is in the toilet bowl.
The Mets are what is known as winning ugly. They are in 1st Place but they reek of mismanagement.
Almora is knocking the cover off the baseball in AAA. Perhaps he’s getting some form back.
What about Tropeano? Starting Jared wackoff makes no sense unless you want to start your own home run derby?
I have had enough of Diaz; time to trade him at the deadline and move on.
He will never be consistent and why wait until he blows a playoff game if they even make it that far. Or change his mechanics; guy slings the ball and winds up off balance every time he throws a pitch
Won’t get anything in a trade. Just use him as one inning middle relief for now. He’s still better than most guys at the back end of their pen. But definitely keep him away from save situations.
Have to agree with you there Cosmo2
“But definitely keep him away from save situations.”
“They need a good closer more than they need Bryant.”
But I still think if you keep him a radical change to his mechanics is needed even if he loses a couple of mph to his fastball which MLB players can catch up to and sit on with his wildness.
So painful to see just now Rojas and GM Scott pledge 100% support and belief in Diaz as a closer.
Same old story for years now with the Mets; this is like an AA meeting; thank God for me just what I know from other sources. Until you admit to the problem then you can never fix it. For years I have read Diaz saying through his interperter “I did not make a bad pitch” “I am throwing well” “Bad Luck”
Well “Bad Luck” for Mets fans like me 🙁