In a rare deal between the two teams, the New York Mets have traded RHP Gonzalez German to the New York Yankees, per a report by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York:
#Mets trade Gonzalez Germen, who had been designated for assignment. Headed to #Yankees for cash.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) December 19, 2014
Here is a scouting report on Germen, courtesy of MLB Trade Rumors' Zach Links:
Germen, who turned 27 in September, was designated for assignment earlier this week by the Mets. The right-hander has made a combined 54 appearances out of the Mets’ bullpen over the past two seasons, pitching to a 4.31 ERA with 8.9 K/9, 4.2 BB/9 and a 36.8 percent ground-ball rate. He’s averaged 92.9 mph on his fastball in that time while notching a swinging-strike rate of 14.2 percent, but Germen was also exceptionally homer prone and had enough command problems that the Mets deemed him expendable.
Germen no longer has to wonder about his future on the DFA block, and he'll have a decent chance of making the Yankees' roster out of spring training.
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