The Mets have designated righty Buddy Carlyle for assignment to clear roster space for Jon Niese, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York tweets. Niese, who’s returning from a shoulder injury, is set to start Monday against the Mariners.
Carlyle had pitched seven innings of relief for the Mets, allowing one run while striking out seven and walking three. He also pitched 33 1/3 innings for Triple-A Las Vegas in 2014, posting a 2.16 ERA with 9.7 K/9 and 3.2 BB/9. The 36-year-old has pitched parts of eight seasons in the big leagues, also appearing with the Padres, Dodgers, Braves and Yankees.
He seems like he can be effective. Could be a good piece for a contending team.
I fully expect him to get claimed
When are they gonna make space for Flores? 21 game hitting streak in AAA & they need him much more now than Tejada.
his shortstop defense is still a huge question mark, but I’m all for giving him regular ABs to see if he could be slotted at second for a potential Murphy trade (I also don’t want to trade Murphy unless we get pieces that can help next year)