The New York Mets sign Yhency Brazoban
The Mets have signed 30-year old righty reliever Yhency Brazoban to a minor league deal. He pitched in 52 games (0 starts) in the Mexican League this year and he was 4-3 with 8 saves, a 2.22 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Brazoban whiffed 81 batters in only 73 innings in Mexico this year. He last pitched in the majors in 2008 with the Dodgers. He has pitched in 116 games (0 starts) in his major league career to date and he is 10-12 with 21 saves, a 4.70 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Brazoban has already pitched in 4 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Mets and he is 0-0 with 1 save, a 2.70 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. If he pitches well the next couple of weeks the Mets will likely call him up when rosters expand on September 1st.