CBS · Dec 16, 2016
Righties Ben Rowen, Cory Burns Agree With Mets
Ben Rowen pitches for the Texas Rangers in June 2014. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Right-hander Ben Rowen has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets and will attend big league spring training.
Rowen, 28, was 0-4 with a 2.47 ERA and one save this year for Toronto’s Triple-A team at Buffalo, then was claimed by Milwaukee off waivers on Aug. 4 and had a 1.69 ERA at Triple-A Colorado Springs with 12 strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings.
The submarine pitcher allowed five earned runs over three innings during four games with the Brewers in September. His first big league action was eight games with Texas in 2014.