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.

29-year old lefty reliever Mike O’Connor has really been pitching pretty good ball in AAA for the Mets this year. He has pitched in 33 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball this year and he is 0-1 with 2 saves, a 2.82 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. O’Connor has whiffed 37 batters in 38 1/3 innings so he has been looking sharp. If the need arises for a lefty reliever and O’Connor continues to pitch well look for him to get a call to the majors.

The Mets are looking at activating 33-year old switch hitting CF Carlos Beltran around July 15th. Beltran is rehabbing from knee surgery in A-ball right now. He has played in 9 games in the minors so far this season and he is 12 of 32 (.375 avg, .901 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Beltran has played in 677 games in his first five years for the Mets and he is 720 of 2,560 (.281 avg, .873 OPS) with 469 runs scored, 127 homers, 466 RBIs and 94 stolen bases. The Mets are counting down the days until they get Beltran back as it will be like getting a impact player at the trade deadline without giving anything up.

23-year old righty starting pitcher Brad Holt came into this season as the Mets’ #5 prospect according to Baseball America. It is very hard to imagine what the experts at Baseball America saw in this guy. He has pitched in 12 games (11 starts) in A+AA-ball so far this season and he is 2-6 with a 9.00 ERA and a 2.10 WHIP. He has given up 53 hits and he has walked 29 batters already in only 39 innings showing just how awful he has been. Holt has now pitched in 46 games (45 starts) in his first three years in the minors and he is 14-16 with a 4.61 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Holt better get his head on straight if he ever wants to pitch in the show one day.

32-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Mike Hessman keeps plugging away in AAA for another chance at the show. He last played in the majors in 2008. He has played in 77 games in his major league career and he is 35 of 168 (.208 avg, .752 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 13 homers and 27 RBIs. Hessman also has whiffed 56 times in his major league career as he has shown some holes in his swing. He has played in 52 games in AAA-ball for the Mets this season and he is 59 of 199 (.296 avg, 1.024 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 18 homers and 55 RBIs. Hessman has now played in 1,608 games over 15 years in the minors and he is 1,344 of 5,801 (.232 avg, .775 OPS) and he has 837 runs scored, 329 homers and 949 RBIs. It will be interesting to see if the Mets give Hessman a chance if they have a need at 1B or 3B if he keeps hitting the ball like he is right now. He could be the next Jack Cust.