Mets Make Deal with Pirates for DH

 The New York Mets swung a trade for a hitter. No, not Juan Soto -- as it appears the Mets are likely not going to land the Washington Nationals slugger. 

However New York did land Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Daniel Vogelbach in a deal for reliever Colin Holderman. 

On the surface Voglebach is not that much of an improvement at designated hitter over Dom Smith or JD Davis. For starters, he is vastly overweight, listed at 270 pounds, and is a lifetime .213 hitter. In fact this year alone, he is hitting .228 with 12 homers and 34 RBI. 

While the production numbers are an improvement over Smith and Davis, Voglebach is hitting only .141 against lefties. He is more of a righty-specialist, meaning he does better against right handed pitchers. His numbers against right-handers is .260 with 12 homers and 27 RBI. 

Holderman will be missed. He was a young pitcher with potential. He was 4-0 with a 2.04 ERA in 17-2/3 innings of work. He was mostly a long reliever out of the pen, and the Mets certainly need arms out of the bullpen right now. 

It's an odd move by the Mets -- especially with better options like Josh Bell and Trey Mancini on the market at the DH position.