The Mets despatched righty Dylan Covey and infielder Luis De Los Santos outright to Triple-A Syracuse, the crew introduced. Each gamers have been designated for project final week — Covey because the corresponding transfer for Ryne Stanek, De Los Santos when the Mets signed Nick Madrigal.
Each gamers have been offseason additions, so neither has performed a recreation for the Mets. Covey signed a one-year break up contract the day after the conclusion of the World Sequence. That got here with an $850K base wage within the majors and a $350K wage for no matter time he spends within the minors. The contract is designed to make it possible that the Mets can preserve him as depth. Covey has been outrighted a number of occasions in his profession, which provides him the fitting to say no the project in favor of free company. Nevertheless, he’d forfeit his $350K minor league assure to check the market, so he’ll presumably settle for the project and get a non-roster invitation to Spring Coaching.
Covey has a 6.18 earned run common over 307 1/3 main league innings. The 33-year-old has began 46 of his 100 massive league appearances. Covey has been a protracted reliever for the previous two seasons. He labored to a 3.77 ERA by means of 43 frames between the Dodgers and Phillies in 2023. His 15.7% strikeout charge was effectively beneath common, however he stored the ball on the bottom at a powerful 54.3% clip. A shoulder pressure price him most of final season. Covey tossed 15 Triple-A frames within the Philadelphia system. He posted a 1.20 ERA behind an enormous 71.4% grounder proportion.
De Los Santos was a waiver declare out of the Toronto group. He had signed with the Jays out of the Dominican Republic in 2015. He performed eight seasons within the minors and was known as up for the primary time after the commerce deadline. De Los Santos appeared in 13 video games late within the yr, hitting .172 with a pair of doubles throughout 31 plate appearances.
The righty hitter appeared in 43 contests with Triple-A Buffalo final season. He hit .268/.376/.486 over 154 journeys to the plate. That improved his profession Triple-A batting line to .228/.343/.393 in elements of three seasons. De Los Santos has proven a good eye (12.7% stroll charge) with below-average contact charges at that stage. Primarily a shortstop, he has a good quantity of expertise in any respect 4 infield positions. That is his first outright, so he’ll stay with the Mets.
