It sounds like one former member of the New York Mets is staying in the division. Former Mets hurler Stephen Nogosek was designated for assignment by the club in 2023 and joined the Arizona Diamondbacks on a minor league deal.
The Nationals are signing reliever Stephen Nogosek to a minor league contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (X link). He returns to the NL East, where he has spent the bulk of his career as a member of the Mets.
Free agent relief pitcher Stephen Nogosek signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday after he announced on social media Friday that he agreed to join the organization.
A former New York Mets hurler has found a new home on the other side of the country. Free agent pitcher Stephen Nogosek has signed a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks," WooSox beat writer Andrew Parker tweeted Friday.
The Diamondbacks have signed right-hander Stephen Nogosek to a minor league deal, reports Andrew Parker of Beyond the Monster. He will report to Triple-A Reno on Monday and his deal contains multiple opt-out opportunities.
The Mets have sent a pair of recently-designated relievers through waivers. Veteran righty Tommy Hunter has been released, while right-hander Stephen Nogosek was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse, tweets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
The news comes in the wake of Alonso’s IL stint, which is the headliner among the team’s afternoon announcements. Prior to tonight’s series opener against the Pirates, the Mets officially called up Luis Guillorme to take the place of an injured Pete Alonso, who landed on the IL with a bone bruise and a sprain in his left wrist.
The New York Mets (27-27) looked to bounce back after a back-and-forth game Saturday night in which they lost to the Colorado Rockies (24-30), 10-7. In another high-scoring affair on Sunday evening at Coors Field, the Mets once again were on the losing sides of things, 11-10.
Santana had struggled to a 7.04 ERA 7 2/3 innings for the Mets this season, striking out an impressive 28.6% of batters but walking 14.3% after being claimed off waivers from the Twins in March.
In an afternoon that was already spiraling out of control, the Mets got some much needed outs from the bullpen, and more specifically, from Stephen Nogosek.
The mustachioed righty is out of options and performed well in a small sample in the majors last season, which perhaps gives him a leg up over some other bullpen candidates.
The Mets have a few very good relievers, but they could still use a boost. Over the past few months, the Mets have built a very strong team for the 2023 season, something that would have seemed impossible in the face of Jacob deGrom’s departure or the non-signing of Carlos Correa in offseasons past.
The right-handed reliever had a 2.45 ERA in his time with the Mets this year. With it having become abundantly clear that they weren’t contending by the trade deadline in 2017, the Mets made a few moves that brought them relief pitchers in return.
The club already had a vacancy on their 40-man roster for Megill but needed to open two spots on the active roster, doing so by optioning right-hander Stephen Nogosek and left-hander Alex Claudio.
Since Marte’s injured-list placement was retroactive to Sept. 7, he won’t be activated after just the minimum 10 days
On Saturday, the New York Mets placed reliever Mychal Givens on the 15-day injured list. The club also reinstated reliever Stephen Nogosek from the 15-day injured list.
Stephen Nogosek/Photo by Ed Delany Ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale against Philadelphia, the New York Mets reportedly made a flurry of roster
The New York Mets have used their last spot in the bullpen as a revolving door the last several weeks. Adonis Medina, Yoan López, Sam Clay, Stephen Nogosek and R.J.
The team put Carlos Carrasco on the injured list and added some fresh bullpen arms, but that’s probably not the part you’re excited about. After one of our very smart writers made the case for the Mets to call up Brett Baty, the front office was apparently moved and immediately listened, as the team plans to call up the top third baseman tomorrow.
After their pitching staff was decimated by injuries a season ago, the Mets must build depth in this area in order to prevent this from occurring again in 2022.
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