They traded outfielder Curtis Granderson and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Curtis Granderson is going to the best team in baseball.
The Mets announced that they traded Granderson and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
“I’ m excited, ” Granderson said. “I’ m still going to come out ready to play and try to help that team out just like I was trying to help this team out. I’ m looking forward to it.”
Granderson hit .228 (77-337) with 19 home runs, 52 RBI and 58 runs scored in 111 games with the Mets this year. He was a important part of the Mets’ run to the 2015 World Series, and gave them a reliable power bat during his time in Queens.
His last appearance as a Met came on a grand slam in Friday’s loss to the Yankees, his sixth home run in just 14 August games.
But Granderson became expendable on a team committed to rebuilding.
The 36-year old outfielder is in the final season of a four-year, $60 million contract and became one of the last veterans left on a team that moved Lucas Duda and Neil Walker.
In Los Angeles, Granderson adds to an outfield that already has Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Chris Taylor in its lineup.
