Former Met Released

Former NY Mets prospect, Philip Humber was designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins.

Humber is out of options, so he was not reassigned to the minors.

As you may recall, Humber was part of the trade that netted the Mets Johan Santana. Humber had some arm injuries early in his career, and I never felt he was given a fair chance by the Mets. He was drafted by the Mets in the first round in the 2004 draft - out of Rice. That being said, with his designation this week, it makes the Mets decision to include him in the Sanatana deal seem like a brilliant decision. No one ever thought Humber was Cy Young (or Johan Santana), but I was expecting good things from the young pitcher, once out of the Flushing Spotlight.

Humber, 26, gave up 6 runs in 4.1 innings with the Twins this year.

Source: La Velle - Star Tribune