The New York Mets have signed eight-year major league veteran pitcher Vance Worley to a minor league contract. Worley was signed by the Reds in January and spent all of spring training with the club. After a rocky spring, in which he wasn’t selected to join the big league squad, he exercised his opt-out clause on April 2.
Worley most recently appeared with the Miami Marlins last season. Across 24 appearances and 12 starts, he put up a 6.91 ERA, a 1.80 WHIP, 6.3 K/9, and -1.3 bWAR. Before last season, he had a good three-year stretch between his time with the Pirates and Orioles, pitching to the tune of a 3.