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Pirates Claim Anthony Banda From Mets

By Anthony Franco | August 2, 2021 at 1:08pm CDT

The Pirates announced they’ve claimed left-hander Anthony Banda off waivers from the Mets. Pittsburgh already had a vacancy on the 40-man roster. New York designated Banda for assignment over the weekend.

Banda’s tenure with the Mets proved a fairly short one. New York acquired the 27-year-old in a minor league trade with the Giants in early July. He was selected to the roster a couple weeks later but let go after making five relief appearances totaling 7 1/3 innings. Banda was tagged for eight runs (six earned) on fourteen hits in that time, although he did strike out seven while issuing a single walk.

This marks the fifth consecutive season in which Banda has gotten big league work, although he’s not picked up more than 25 2/3 frames in any single year. A one-time top 100 prospect while coming up in the Diamondbacks system, Banda has been set back by injuries and struggles at the highest levels in recent years. He carries a 4.99 ERA in parts of five Triple-A seasons but was quite good up through Double-A. Banda is out of minor league options, so he needs to stick in the big leagues or wind up back on waivers moving forward.

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20 Comments

  1. The Baseball Fan

    4 years ago

    Of course they did

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    Reply
  2. davidk1979

    4 years ago

    Mets should claim Workman

    1
    Reply
    • The Baseball Fan

      4 years ago

      Sign, can’t claim if he’s a free agent

      Reply
      • davidk1979

        4 years ago

        Yes

        Reply
    • Oldschoolandthemets1980

      4 years ago

      He would be worth a look, what could it hurt between what they tried already out there.

      Reply
      • VonPurpleHayes

        4 years ago

        Workman makes Banda look like Cy Young.

        Reply
  3. Canosucks

    4 years ago

    Why not give Tropeano a shot? Hartlieb sucks!

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    • Oldschoolandthemets1980

      4 years ago

      I agree ,like what has Tropeano done lol,it feels like for some reason they just wont use him.

      1
      Reply
  4. alc47

    4 years ago

    He has a good arm & I like his personality! I enjoyed his time here with the Mets, best of luck I hope he figures it out.

    1
    Reply
  5. Bill Kane

    4 years ago

    I would love for the Mets to sign workman. He was horrible last year with the phils. It would help the braves and phillies

    Reply
  6. tstats

    4 years ago

    That’s the real Banda misfits

    Reply
  7. phenomenalajs

    4 years ago

    Good luck to Banda. His performance wasn’t as bad as his ERA shows. He was asked to stay in games longer than he should have because the Mets were conserving the rest of the bullpen.

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  8. Curly Was The Smart Stooge

    4 years ago

    After the “Black Friday” of the trade avalanche, it’s hard to get excited about this.
    Mets, Panda is available if you need some hugs

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    Reply
  9. Robrock30

    4 years ago

    Actually he looked pretty good with the Mets except he was misused his last outing. He worked a clean inning in relief but the Mets ran him out for another inning which was his downfall.

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    Reply
  10. Buccrazy

    4 years ago

    worth a look, if nothing else (probably nothing else)

    Reply
  11. Jgwi2az

    4 years ago

    Traded from the brewers to the Diamondbacks

    Reply
  12. mario crosby

    4 years ago

    Throw it all against the wall and maybe something sticks.

    1
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    • solaris602

      4 years ago

      I don’t think this will be one of the many, many situations where a team picks up a guy like this, he stinks the place up, and is back on the waiver wire within a week or two. Hopefully he survives the season with PIT and goes to ST with them next year.

      Reply
  13. Monkey’s Uncle

    4 years ago

    Banda the run, Banda the run
    And the jailer man and Sailor Sam
    Were searching everyone
    For the Banda the run, Banda the run

    Reply
  14. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    4 years ago

    I thought if anything, they would have claimed Nivaldo Rodríguez.

    Reply

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