The New York Mets have decided to tender a contract to catcher Travis d’Arnaud but not utility man Wilmer Flores, reports Mike Puma (across two tweets). The team will head into arbitration with d’Arnaud, while Flores is now free to sign elsewhere.
The decision to tender d’Arnaud is a bit of a surprise, as he missed all but four games of last season following Tommy John surgery. The former top catching prospect has had an up-and-down six seasons in the majors, hitting .245/.306/.406 with 47 home runs and has a career wRC+ of 97.