Mets, d'Arnaud avoid arbitration

Catcher Travis d'Armaud and the New York Mets settled at $1.875M to avoid arbitration.

In d'Arnaud's 73 games behind the plate this season, Mets pitchers had a 4.27 ERA (292 earned runs/615.2 innings pitched) with opposing batters hitting .275. The Mets went 35-35 when d'Arnaud started at catcher.

He hit .247 (24-97) with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBI prior to the All-Star break, and batted .247 (38-154) with four doubles, two home runs and six RBI after the All-Star break.

d'Arnaud batted .264 (51-193) with seven doubles and four home runs off righthanded pitching, and hit .190 (11-58) with no extra-base hits off lefthanded pitching this season.

Mets place catcher Travis d'Arnaud on DL

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Travis d'Arnaud

The New York Mets on Tuesday placed catcher Travis d’Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list with a right rotator cuff strain.

In a corresponding move, the Mets selected catcher Rene Rivera from Triple-A Las Vegas.

The Mets also transfered RHP Zack Wheeler to the 60-day disabled list.