PHILADELPHIA -- The struggling New York Mets made a pair of moves to address their underperforming pitching staff Friday, optioning Tylor Megill to Triple-A Syracuse and also acquiring minor league pitchers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels received veteran third baseman Eduardo Escobar in the deal along with cash considerations.
Megill is 6-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts for the Mets this season. He gave up 4 runs, 5 hits and 4 walks in 2u2153 innings Wednesday as New York lost 10-8 in Houston.