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| Mark Canha File Photo |
Canha, 34, has been a solid contributor to the Mets since he signed with the team prior to the 2022 season. Canha signed a two-year, $26.5 million contract that could potentially end at the end of the season, baring his team option for 2024 gets picked up by the Brewers. As part of the trade, the Mets will cover his remaining salary for this year above the league minimum, but Milwaukee will be on the hook for the buyout of a 2024 option.
In 2022, Canha had a .266 batting average, an OPS+ of 126 (an average hitter would have a 100 OPS+), and led all of baseball in times hit by pitches with 28. This season has been slightly worse than his 2022 campaign as his average and on base numbers have slipped a little bit as he now has a .245 batting average and his OPS+ is two points above league average at 102.
The Mets were able to get a nice return for the former seventh round draft pick as they got Minor League pitcher Justin Jarvis from the Brewers.
Jarvis was ranked as Milwaukee’s 30th best prospect by MLB Pipeline and he certainly fills a need for the Mets as they lack any sort of young pitching prospects who could help the Mets in the near future.
The 23 year old pitcher will check in as the Mets number 13 prospect according to MLB Pipeline and he will be assigned to the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse. He previously pitched in Double-A for the Brewers where he pitched a 3.33 ERA before being promoted to Triple-A, where he made three starts for the Brewers before being traded.
The Mets were expected to trade off at least one more piece before the 5:00 Eastern deadline on Tuesday. Justin Verlander has found himself in the middle of a bidding war and outfielder Tommy Pham should get a similar return that Canha did for the Mets.