New York Mets trade Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for right-hander Justin Jarvis
- The Brewers send right-hander Justin Jarvis to New York in exchange
- It comes after GM Billy Eppler claimed the team is not looking to ‘rebuild’
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According to reports, the New York Mets are trading Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers.
According to ESPN, the Brewers would send right-hander Justin Jarvis to New York in exchange.
Canha, a 34-year veteran, has a .245/.343/.381 slash with six home runs and seven steals in 303 at bats.
Canha owes about $3.5 million for the rest of this season, but the Mets are reportedly sending money to the Brewers to cover the rest of his deal.
The trade comes just one day after Mets general manager Billy Eppler claimed the team is not looking for a “rebuild” or a “fire sale” for the rest of the season — despite a strong recent trade.
The New York Mets are reportedly trading Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers
New York recently made headlines when it traded star pitcher Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers for highly rated minor league infielder Luisangel Acuna.
The Scherzer trade came just days after the Mets sent closing pitcher David Robinson to the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor leaguers Marco Vargas and Ronald Hernandez.
New York would also listen to offers for ace pitcher Justin Verlander, but values the Cy Young award winner enough that he is expected to stay.
“It was a strategic decision,” Eppler said of the Scherzer and Robertson trade. “We took this opportunity to serve another goal of the organization, which was to improve the farm system. But I want to be clear, it’s not renovation, it’s not fate, it’s not liquidation.’
More to follow.