The Mets announced that Frank Francisco will be activated from the disabled list. To make room for him on the 40 man roster, Jenrry Mejia has been transferred to the 60 day disabled list. Francisco has not pitched all season due to elbow soreness.
The 34 year old right hander posted a 5.53 ERA with the Mets last season. He originally signed a two year, $12 million deal with the team after the 2011 campaign, a deal that Sandy Alderson must regret giving out at this point.
Francisco underwent surgery in December to clean out his elbow, and made a few relief appearances with the Mets' minor league affiliates this season while on a rehab assignment.
Personally, this move is going to be questioned by many because of Francisco's actions. Earlier in the year, he was convicted of telling Jenrry Mejia to take it extra slow when returning from his injury so he could collect his money without doing anything. From that point Francisco has been hated by the entire fanbase.
Francisco will be a free agent after this season, and the Mets will not bring him back. However, they have brought him up to either A) boost his free agent value or B) to trade him to a contender sometime this month. Of-course, if they trade him he will not be eligible for the playoffs, but could still provide decent bullpen depth, which is always needed.
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