Mets sign John Lannan to minors deal

[Johnnydollaz89]

The Mets have signed LHP John Lannan to a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training, the team announced.
In 14 starts with the Phillies in 2013, Lannan, 29, went 3-6 with a 5.33 ERA, allowing 86 hits and 27 walks with 38 strikeouts in 74 1/3 innings. He underwent knee surgery in late August and missed the remainder of the season.
Lannan – who is from Long Beach, Long Island – is 45-58 with a 4.12 ERA in 148 big league starts with the Nationals and Phillies in his seven year career, having allowed only 83 home runs in 858 major league innings.

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[Nasty_Magician]

I'm all for the minor league deals, just rack up the number of starting pitchers we have. It's low risk high reward. Mets have a knack for getting the most out of these retread pitchers. If it pushes a guy like Mejia to be better in spring training and at the same time providing insurance in case guys go down I'm all in.