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Mets add Nats' right-hander Ayala to bullpen mix
Mets add Nats' right-hander Ayala to bullpen mix
The Washington Nationals traded right-handed reliever Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday for a player to be named, a move designed to provide depth to New York's struggling bullpen.
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Mets Add Luis Ayala
Amazin' Avenue — ... The Mets have acquired right-handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals in exchange for all-field no-hit shortstop Anderson Hernandez. The trade will be completed once Hernandez clears waivers, which he will considering that he's a terrible baseball player. I'll admit to not understanding how the trade waivers work, exactly, because in theory some other team that didn't want this trade to go through could claim Hernandez, thus kibosh-ing the whole deal. ...

The Outcome of the Ayala Trade
Mets Merized Online — As most of us know by now, the Mets have traded for ex-Washington Nationals pitcher, Luis Ayala. Although, according to ESPN, Anderson Hernandez to the Nationals might not be the case. ...

MLB Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game — ... road. However, those 6 games were against Washington and Pittsburgh, so I think it says more about those teams then how good this Mets team is. Their upcoming schedule gets a little tougher as they face an 18 game stretch where they play Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, Florida, and Milwaukee. The Mets currently sit in first ahead of the Phillies by 2 games, but we should know for sure how good this Mets team really is after their upcoming 18 game stretch is over. The Mets also just acquired reliever Luis Ayala from the Nationals. Ayala has been awful this year with a 1-8 record ...

Baseball Today: Monday, August 18
Projo Sox Blog — ... season of his career. (New York Daily News) COULD IT BE . . . that the Yankees and Derek Jeter will part ways when his contract expires at the end of the 2010 season? The New York Post's Joel Sherman says it's a possibility. HOLD ON: Now we're told Billy Wagner is still hurting -- elbow, this time -- and won't be activated today, after all. (Newsday) So the Mets went out and got Luis Ayala from the Nationals to bolster their bullpen. (espn.com) WHOA, CANADA: The Canadian Olympic ...

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