The Mets have designated catcher Raul Casanova for assignment to make room for Ramon Castro coming off of the D.L. This is a shame for Casanova who played pretty well this season for the Mets. He played in 12 games for the Mets this season and he was 13 for 46 (.283 avg, .731 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 6 RBIs. Casanova will probably accept his outright assignment to AAA ball unless another major league team comes calling for him.

19-year old righty swinging outfielder Fernando Martinez is off to a very slow start in the minors this season. He is the Mets’ #1 prospect in the system according to Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook. Martinez has played in 31 games in AA-ball this season and he is 33 for 135 (.244 avg, .609 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 1 homer, 9 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Mets’ hope that Martinez pays back the Mets’ confidence in his as they refused to include him in the Johan Santana trade this off season.

Lefty stopper Billy Wagner has been downright nasty so far this season. He has pitched in 12 games so far this season and he is 0-0 with 7 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.38 WHIP. In 13 innings this season, Wagner has allowed 3 hits, walked 2 batters and whiffed 13. Wagner is showing absolutely no signs of age as he keeps throwing seeds which is good for the Mets who have been having troubles scoring runs.

The Mets have signed righty starter Claudio Vargas to a minor league contract. The 29-year old righty pitched in 29 games (23 starts) for the Brewers last season and he was 11-6 with 1 save, a 5.09 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. Vargas has now pitched in 153 games (110 starts) in his major league career and he is 43-38 with 1 save, a 4.95 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. He will likely tune up in the minors before getting called up soon to help the Mets rotation which is hurting due to injuries.

The Mets have placed Matt Wise on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. Wise pitched in 2 games for the Mets this season and he was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and a 3.00 WHIP. To replace Wise in the bullpen the Mets have recalled AAA stopper Carlos Muniz. Muniz has pitched in 1 game for the Mets and he worked a scoreless inning in which he gave up nothing. Muniz also has pitched in 2 AAA games this season and he is 0-0 with 2 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP.