METS ANNOUNCE THREE TRADES

 

 

 

METS ANNOUNCE THREE TRADES

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 31, 2020 – The New York Mets today announced the following trades:

 

The team has acquired infielder Todd Frazier from the Texas Rangers for a player-to-be-named-later. Frazier is batting .241/.322/.380 with 11 runs, seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and seven RBI in 31 games this season. He is a .243/.320/.448 hitter with 596 runs, 209 doubles, 15 triples, 216 home runs, 631 RBI and 38 steals in 1,217 career games.

 

Frazier spent two years with the Mets from 2018-19 and appeared in 248 games with the club, batting .233/.316/.418 with 117 runs, 37 doubles, two triples, 39 homers, 126 RBI and 10 steals.

 

The infielder is a two-time All-Star, making the team as a member of the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and again in 2015. The Toms River, NJ native won the 2015 Home Run Derby.

 

The Mets acquired catcher Robinson Chirinos and cash considerations from the Texas Rangers for a player-to-be-named-later. Chirinos has appeared in 14 games for the Rangers this year and is batting .119/.224/.143 with three runs, one double and two RBI. He owns a career slash line of .231/.326/.432 with 251 runs, 98 doubles, four triples, 85 home runs, 264 RBI and a .758 OPS over 590 career games.

 

The Mets acquired RHP Miguel Castro from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for LHP Kevin Smith and player-to-be-named-later or cash considerations. Castro has appeared in 16 games for the Orioles this season and is 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA (seven earned runs/15.2 innings) with five walks and 24 strikeouts. He is 7-16 with seven saves, a 4.30 ERA (131 earned runs/274.0 innings), 139 walks and 220 strikeouts in 220 games overall. He has held right-handed hi­tters to .223 batting average (142-636) during his career.

 

Smith owns a career record of 12-8 with a 2.75 ERA (43 earned runs/140.2 innings) with 45 walks and 158 strikeouts in 35 games (26 starts). He was originally selected by the Mets in the seventh round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Georgia.