The Mets are in agreement with left-hander Brandon Waddell on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. While it was initially reported as an MLB deal, Murray subsequently issued a correction. The deal is pending a physical.
Waddell is the second former member of the Korea Baseball Organization’s Doosan Bears to agree to terms with the Mets today. New York added multi-positional bat Jared Young on an MLB split deal after he clubbed 10 homers in 38 games for the Bears late in the season. Waddell, a 30-year-old southpaw, spent parts of three years with the club between 2022-24.
That was a generally successful run. Waddell turned in 244 2/3 innings of 2.98 ERA ball in the KBO. That included a 3.12 mark in 75 frames this year. The UVA product fanned 23.8% of opposing hitters against a 3.5% walk rate. His season was unfortunately cut short by a rotator cuff injury in late June.
The Mets were evidently intrigued enough by Waddell’s form to give him a look as non-roster rotation or long relief depth. This will be his first stint in affiliated ball since 2022, which he spent in Triple-A in the St. Louis system. Waddell last pitched in the big leagues in 2021. He divided that season between four teams — the Twins, Pirates, Orioles and Cardinals — and allowed eight runs across 9 1/3 innings. He has 11 career MLB appearances and owns a 5.37 ERA over parts of four years at the Triple-A level.
Mets and Braves competing to sign as many players as possible to cheap one year deals, split contracts, and the like.
Someone tell Sterns he is working with deep pockets
*STEARNS
Sleepy*
Props for your self-awareness.
somebody tell West Virginia Steve that David Stearns knows more than him about baseball and how to improve pitching
This is now the 4th split contract for the Mets this offseason. Have they forgotten they have money or are they just out of it?
You know they’re not out of it.
You are currently learning how Mr Stearns builds a bullpen.
Which didnt work last year!
Polarbear99: It worked well enough.
@Lindor’s Bodyguard they had one of the worst bullpens in the game last year. If you have to rely on guys like Ty Adcock, Tyler Jay, and Alex Young for innings you arent going to win many games
actually by the end of the year he built a very good bullpen with limited payroll flexibility. a few of them ended up being real gems
Minor league contract players don’t need to be added to the 40-man roster.
Cue the rage of NYM fans in 3…2…1
who are these guys? maybe only the fans of the Memphis Redbirds would know.
Can I pay maybe a dime or quarter per share for this guy’s future earnings? Im a degenerate gambler with poor money management that is looking for new “investment” opportunities, can mlbtr bend the knee to those that take advantage of gamblers and give me a new option when it comes to stupidly losing money???
Yeah I am a pretty open minded guy when it comes to a website needing to pay the bills. But thats ridiculous. You have a responsibility to not help them pedal that garbage.
It’s essentially selling a memecoin as an investment. You will never be paid out well and if he gets hurt, it’s all the risk you accepted. You have to be a special kind of person to think you buying a few $15 shares of Emmanuel clase’s earnings will earn you anything. Like half a functioning brain special.
Maybe you could hang those shares from your rear view to save on handicap plates.
BITA: You PEDAL your bike. People PEDDLE stuff.
oh my god did you learn nothing from last year? do you know nothing about building Bullpen depth? it takes a lot more than the guys you leave spring training with to get through a season. take a deep breath
One of those Asian league returnees who found his form there. Def worth a shot.
Wait….is this the same Waddell that tried to horn in on Tom Hardy’s bootleg business?
Murray’s Arson Judge moment.
The freakin balls on Stearns to scout the KBO and identify players that have found their form and could potentially helps roster edges. And worst of all, if they don’t work out at AAA, they can be stashed there or released. What nerve!
5-D chess, man.
They still won’t sign a real starting pitcher. They ain’t going anywhere with that staff.
Today is December 16th. Spring training is two months away.
You have no idea what they will do in that time.
The Mets have their first Rube since Walker in 1981. We can nickname him Rube, can’t we?
This is why the bullpen sucked last year. Stearns is a small market GM who only knows how to shop in the bargain bin. Claims they are modeling after the dodgers but cohen prefers the Oakland As approach. Thinks he is a genius for poaching garbage from Korea. Can’t wait for this to bite him in the arseneck.