Amazin' Avenue · Jan 28, 2019
Mets designate Gavin Cecchini for assignment to make room for Justin Wilson
Adam Hagy-USA TODAY SportsThe Mets have announced that they have designated former first-round pick Gavin Cecchini for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for the newly acquired Justin Wilson. With the recent signing of the left-handed reliever, the Mets found themselves with a roster crunch, and Cecchini wound up being the victim of it. While it remains to be seen if the 25-year-old shortstop will be claimed by any other teams when he is exposed to waivers, it is possible that his Mets career will come to a disappointing end after years of being unable to reach the potential the team saw when they drafted him.