Mets trade 3.68 ERA lefty reliever to Nationals for cash
The Mets are shaking things up a bit after a rough start to the year.
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The New York Mets are in the middle of a major rut early in the MLB season. At 7-12, the Mets are sitting at the very bottom of the NL East, behind even the Washington Nationals . And speaking of those Nationals, the Mets just swung a trade with their NL East rival.
The player the Mets are sending to the Nationals is actually moving up in the standings by 1. 5 games, a brutal sign of how things are going for the Mets. According to Will Sammon of The Athletic , the Mets are sending Richard Lovelady to the Nationals for cash considerations on their much-needed off-day.
Mets trade Richard Lovelady to Nationals "The Mets traded Richard Lovelady to the Nationals for cash," Sammon reported Thursday morning. This move isn't a major one, and Lovelady wasn't already a part of the Mets roster after being designated for assignment earlier in the week. But the Mets will get some cash considerations from the Nationals for Lovelady, getting something in return for the veteran lefty.