Who Says You Can't Go Home? A famous song by Bon Jovi, but also the phrase that second baseman Anderson Hernandez must be thinking about right now. That's because he was traded back to the New York Mets for minor league infielder Greg Veloz. Last season Hernandez was dealt from the Mets to the Nats in August for Luis Ayala. Now he is back to provide a reinforcement at second base with the injury to Luis Castillo, which must signal that he might have to go on the DL. Hernandez is expected to join the Mets in San Diego in time for Friday's game.
Hernandez was frequently shuffled between the Mets and AAA, and while he has fantastic range at second base, he lacked the consistency at the plate to play every day. This season he's hitting .251 with 1 HR and 23 RBI in 73 games with Washington. He got an RBI single off John Smoltz when I was at the Red Sox/Nationals game on June 25, and he showed that his bat improved a little bit. The move is a nice low risk transaction, and the Mets feel more comfortable with him than Argenis Reyes at second.
In other moves, Elmer Dessens was called up from Buffalo, and Jonathon Niese was placed on the 60 day DL. He is out for the season after tearing his upper right hamstring while covering 1st base yesterday. He will have surgery in the next few days and should be ready for spring training.
(AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
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