The Mets have claimed infielder Travis Blankenhorn off waivers from the Mariners, per the Athletic’s Tim Britton (via Twitter). The Mets will be Blankenhorn’s fourth organization of the 2021 season. He has been added to the active roster.
Not unrelated, Wilfredo Tovar was designated for assignment. The 29-year-old infielder made just 12 appearances in his second stint with the Mets. He managed two hits and a walk while striking out four times. Tovar was originally signed as a amateur out of Venezuela by New York way back in 2007. He made 34 total plate appearances for the Mets across three seasons. If he passes through waivers, he’ll have the opportunity to stay with the organization.
Despite being so well-traveled, Blankenhorn does not have a Major League plate appearance this season. He did score a run in a pinch-running appearance for the Twins. He was 1-for-3 in four plate appearances with the Twins in 2020.
Blankenhorn’s stay in Queens may also prove a temporary one, as the Mets are continually dealing with an injury-ravaged roster. At present, infielders J.D. Davis, Luis Guillorme, and Jeff McNeil are all on the injured list along with outfielders Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto, Johneshwy Fargas, and Albert Almora Jr.
Mets and Mariners continue to swap players lol.
Lol Blankenhorn going everywhere
The Mets needing massive utility help and Blankenhorn on a tour of America. This was destiny.
Flushing is the low point of the tour.
How so? He’s going to a first place team.
Not for long. And it’s still Flushing.
Apparently they have those NY rats in the Mets locker room and those NY deli meats.
Braves dont have the starting pitching or bullpen to match the Mets this year
Have you ever been to Queens because you sound like you are talking out of your ass.
They call it Flushing for a reason, right?
@andremets
I hope you’re not trying to say that Queens is prime real estate.
Based on what? Your pathetic braves? We own you son. Your team is at best a triple A team..ask chip duh duh… or maybe the wife beater..what a contract and a disgrace..
Just what is wrong with Queens?
@whynot 2
For people that live in decent communities, plenty. For people used to living hood-like areas, nothing.
I grew up in the hood, but bettered myself and intend to never live in any of those communities that are like Queens again.
braves ain’t nothing but a Triple A team..what a joke
Guess Travis is out of options?
I don’t think Travis B is out of options, but Tovar is. It’s the Mets stocking their 40 man roster with some optionable players who can go back and forth to Syracuse. Once JD or McNeil or Guillorme would be ready to come back, Tovar would be going thru this designation process anyway to get him off the 26 man active roster.
And who knows? Maybe he turns out to be Jeff McKnight? As long as he doesn’t turn out to be Rob Reyfsnyder.
Ouch
I don’t get this one at all? Don’t really see an upgrade?
Tovar had much more and better AAA #’s
Tovar’s AAAA. Blankenhorn is younger and has more time to prove he isnt.
F YES. We Mets finally got back one of the Mariners.
Like many players, he lost an entire year of activity in 2020. Mets are most likely just restocking their AAA team with this signing. The other possibility is moving Villar to CF in which case they are an infielder short again. It’s just a depth move which has proven invaluable this year.
Mets IR transactions are exhausting.
Some may laugh at Travis Blankenhorn for his short stay on teams and well-traveled resumé however, all he needs is 43 days of active service time in the MLB to get a minimum yearly pension of ~$9K when he “retires.” The dollar amounts just grow from there.
Also, all he needed to do was spend ONE day on an active roster to earn full medical benefits.
Play on Travis. Play on.
it’s a great stroke of luck. Get picked up by the Mets, get hurt, go on the DL and get vested
Travis Blankenhorn
Now if that isn’t a name that pops up in most MLB games in the franchise mode, after like 30 seasons in.
This is a popular myth. You don’t get a health insurance benefits for 1 day of service.
Not according this site –
investopedia.com/financial-edge/0710/top-pro-athle…
I’m telling you it’s a myth. If you follow the citations it isn’t cited anywhere except back to other articles. Read the CBA. If you want other proof it’s a myth, Matt Antonelli (sp?), a former MLB player, made a video on this exact topic. He spent time in the majors and talks about what he did when he heard this rumor. Essentially he was paying $15k/yr for insurance for him and his family (he is now self employed) and his agent laughed at him when he asked if he was entitled to life time health insurance for his brief MLB stint
Mets need a little more than Blankenhorn if they they they can compete with the Padres, giants, Dodgers, cardinals, Cubs and Braves. It’s a little comical every year since 86 Mets fans get the wool pulled over their eyes by their management and think they have a legitimate shot. Yet again I see another fading season. But I feel for them don’t get me wrong. In my lifetime We’ve had a couple of disappointing seasons in the Bronx. But now do we see why you never gove a player to a long term contract before they play in your uniform. But it’s not that I don’t think Lindor can’t handle New York. Instead it’s a situation where he matured and hit his prime early. Just stinks they gave a guy clearly on a decline a $341mil contract. Well if anyone can weather that hit it should be Cohen. On the other had this current roster (what is this like 3rd/4th string guys?) is actually much more entertaining than the regulars. Save for their pitching which is above average.
Fading season? They’ve been winning on a fairly consistent clip. The NL East lead is bigger than it’s ever been this season. This team wins because of pitching, not because of their killer lineup (which never existed, even when they were healthy). And they continue to win. That’s all that matters. It’s the Mets division to lose. As a fan, that’s all you can ask for.
It’s the Braves’ division to lose. They have considerably more talent than the Mets.
I agree Cey Hey, but the Mets have a decent lead. It’s up to them to hold on to it. I like the Braves better on paper, but they haven’t been playing too well, and losing Ozuna is big.
Let’s see how the Mets hold up when their schedule gets consistently harder and everyone else’s eases up. I’m sorry that I can’t ignore that the Mets have been feasting on the Rockies, D-Backs and O’s. It’s not their fault, but you can’t talk about how great they look when they’re beating those teams after looking very mediocre against the better teams and their division rivals.
@Marlins The schedule has certainly been favorable for the Mets, but they still pounced on those bad teams, even sweeping some. That’s what good teams do.
VonPurpleHayes. It’s a three-game losing streak away from not being much of a lead at all. By the way, the NL East is the closest race in MLB from one to five and also from one to four. Still anybody’s ballgame.
They have a nine-game stretch coming up with seven versus the Padres. Then it’s four at Citi Field against the Cubs, who are playing well.
Cey Hey, its not the Braves division to lose!! they dont have the starting staff and bullpen to match the Mets at all. pitching and defense wins games so give credit where credit is due!!
You won’t see Fishfanboy mention how bad those teams are when the Marlins are playing them. It’s only a point of contention because it’s the Mets
@whynot 2
Actually, if the Marlins had the Mets schedule with the same results, I would be tempering my mood because I know that a team hasn’t shown anything until they beat everyone – not feasting on the bad teams while looking mediocre against the better ones. I’m sorry, but whether you are a fan of a team or not, you can’t ignore that. As a Marlins fan, I would not expect much of my team if they were doing that. I’m currently optimistic despite our play because we’ve been hurt and have had a tough schedule, but are still battling. I know you Mets fans are used to epic failure in the spotlight and need something to hold onto, but you all need to temper the gloating because objectivity says that you’ve feasted on the worst MLB teams while struggles against the other teams.
Remember, also as a Marlins fan, I’ve seen your team head to head – both the healthy version and the injured version. So, sorry, but as you can imagine, so far the Mets haven’t impressed me.
@Wright1970
Thank you for pointing out that pitching and defense wins. When you all get Nimmo, McNeil and Davis back, and the Marlins get their guys back, guess which one of these two teams will have both pitching and defense…and which one will not have the defense there.
wait another idiot…braves division to lose mets destroy mets…who is in first place? And our pitching owns you…also let’s not forget that you’re contract to a wife beater is your claim to fame.. oh wait you one one game..acuna did francour and chip two idiots love listening to Elmer Fudd. Better deal with the nationals before you claim the division. Please.. lol
Braves ain’t nothing but a triple A team at best…please
don’t lean on your ozuna joke braves…fans are ignorant and in denial..mets rule
Don’t take the bate, they are either a troll or a know nothing yankee fan, that’s all.
@whynoit 2
Don’t take the “bate”? Do you NYers even know what fishing is?
There is a difference between “bate” and “bait”.
Ha my mistake… but who cares about fishing anyway
As Chris Berman might say, Travis Don’t Lean On Your Blankenhorn.
don’t lean on your ozuna joke braves…fans are ignorant and in denial..mets rule
After his outing on the 2nd, send Peterson to AA. He’s useless.
don’t lean on your ozuna joke braves…fans are ignorant and in denial..mets rule