The New York Mets busy 2019 season continued when the team traded veteran pitcher Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for catching prospect Austin Bossart.
The Mets, who clearly established themselves as trade deadline buyers with the recent acquisition of Marcus Stroman, were able to use Vargas to get something back in return.
The Prospect
While Bossart is considered to be a low-level prospect, he does have an interesting skillset. The 14th round pick in the 2015 MLB draft has a meager .