With Ryan Church ready to come off the disabled list tomorrow, the Mets needed to make room. Emil Brown has been designated for assignment.
Fernando Martinez, the young 20-year-old, will stay on the team. That means he will continue to get consistent playing time.
And there’s your bright spot of Mets news today after the 7-1 drubbing.
Originally, Carlos Beltran was out of the lineup tonight against Pittsburgh. He has since arrived at the stadium and has declared himself ready to play. Beltran will bat third in the order.
Emil Brown, recently acquired from the San Diego Padres, has been promoted reports Adam Rubin. Brown will take the place of Ramon Martinez on the roster, who will head to the DL after dislocating his pinky in last night’s game.
The Mets now have 2,302,884 outfielders in their organization with the addition of Emil Brown from the San Diego Padres.
No word on who went West for Brown, but I wouldn’t worry that your favorite player is no longer with the Mets.
Updated – 4:10 p.m.: It’s a “player to be named later.”
In 736 career games spanning nine seasons, Brown has a .258 batting average and .323 on-base percentage.
Last season, with Oakland, he hit .244 / .297 / .386 with 13 HR and 59 RBI.
Brown will report to Triple-A Buffalo.
Could this mean the Mets are planning to keep Fernando Martinez around long-term? Seems it. That would also likely spell the end of Ryan Church in New York.
