Kelly Johnson will join the Mets in Milwaukee tomorrow for the second game in their four-game series with the Brewers, which starts tonight.
The Mets announced Wednesday that they acquired Johnson and cash from the Braves for 23-year-old, Double-A pitching prospect Akeel Morris.
The Mets made a similar trade last summer when they acquired Johnson from the Braves for two minor leaguers.
"We have aspirations of winning the whole thing this year, so we're not going to sit around and wait," assistant GM John Ricco told reporters Wednesday in Pittsburgh. "We know what this team is.