The Mets have lost 34-year old righty swinging catcher Rod Barajas on waivers to the Dodgers. Barajas played in 74 games for the Mets this year and he was 56 of 249 (.225 avg, .677 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 12 homers and 34 RBIs. The Mets get relief from Barajas’ salary by letting him go like this plus it will give them an extended look at 23-year old lefty swinging Josh Thole as the starting catcher. Thole has played in 40 games for the Mets this year and he is 28 of 97 (.289 avg, .712 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer, 9 RBIs and 1 stolen base.