The Mets have signed 28-year old, switch-hitting IF/OF Corey Wimberly to a minor league deal. Wimberly played in 57 games in AAA-ball last year for the Pirates and he was 41 of 172 (.238 avg, .590 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 0 homers, 11 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Wimberly has now played in 620 games in his first 7 years in the minors and he is 709 of 2,387 (.297 avg, .726 OPS) with 429 runs scored, 10 homers, 202 RBIs and 274 stolen bases.

The Mets have signed 28-year old righty reliever Jeff Stevens to a minor league deal. Stevens pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Cubs last year and he was 0-0 with a 5.14 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. He also pitched in 42 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 3-0 with 2 saves, a 5.26 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. Stevens has now pitched in 33 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 1-0 with a 6.27 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. He will get a chance to compete for a bullpen job this spring for the Mets.

The Mets have signed 30-year old lefty swinging infielder Omar Quintanilla to a minor league deal. Quintanilla played in 11 games for the Rangers last year and he was 1 for 22 (.045 avg, .182 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs. He also played in 51 games in AAA-ball for the Rangers last year and he was 62 for 208 (.298 avg, .821 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 5 homers, 25 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Quintanilla has now played in 227 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 111 of 522 (.213 avg, .552 OPS) with 63 runs scored, 2 homers, 34 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He will be a longshot to win a job on the Mets’ bench next spring, but he could play for them at some point in the 2012 season.