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OF Ben Johnson re-signed with the Mets on a minor league deal. Johnson did not play last season after sustaining a broken ankle.
This guy used to be an OK prospect - maybe he comes back & helps us. He's proven he can hit a little bit in the MLB.
LHP Oliver Perez is the lone Met not to have his arbitration case settled. His agent, Scott Boras, is seeking $6.5 million. The Mets offered $4,725,000. The Mets would like to work out an extension, but Boras will take Perez to the free agent market next winter.
O.K., so Ollie is a Boras boy. He will test the free agent market and maybe the mets let him go rather than have a sit down with Scotty. On the plus side - Perez is in a contract year, so a lot is riding on how he performs. This might mean he has a career year, or, a year similar to the year he had in Pittsburg 4 years ago or whenever it was.
RHP Nelson Figueroa was signed to a minor league contract and was invited to spring training. Figueroa, 33, hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2004, when he was 0-3 with Pittsburgh.
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I'll go out on a limb here and predict that he doesn't pitch an inning.
Also mentions the Armas signing, and this guy might get a few starts, he's right now our #7 starting pitcher. His arival enables Sosa to stay in the Pen all year.
Mets also signed Olmedo Saenz to a minor league deal.
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The New York Mets on Tuesday signed infielder Olmedo Saenz as a six-year minor league free agent and invited him to spring training.
While just a .263 career hitter, the 37-year-old Saenz has been one of the game's most productive pinch hitters over the past four seasons.
Last season, he batted just .222 (14-for-63) as a pinch hitter with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But his 14 hits off the bench ranked fourth in the majors.
Saenz has a career average of .256 (72-of-281) as a pinch hitter with 12 home runs and 58 RBI. The 12 homers rank 11th on the all-time list for pinch hitters.
Overall, Saenz batted just .191 last season, appearing in 75 games as a pinch hitter.
don't think he'll make the roster, but pinch hitters can be useful.
