Heeeeeey JoseUrena

[Fman99]

Finally some rotation depth acquired. Pitched to the tune of a 3.80 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 32 games (9 starts) with Texas last year.

Not able to confirm or deny that his name translates to "Joe Urine."

[Bob Alpacadaca]

https://sny.tv/articles/mets-sign-jose-urena

Doesn't seem like much, But Jeremy Hafner and the pitching lab will make me eat those words!

[Cowtipper]

Ur-en-a real heap of trouble if you're signing this fella.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Why not? It's a minor league contract, so no risk here. And if he provides any help at all, it's a good move. The more depth the better. And who knows, maybe he'll pitch 50 or more halfway decent innings.

[Cowtipper]

Before last year:

39-69 W-L, 4.89 ERA, 84 ERA+, 1.7 WAR...in nine seasons.

Might as well just re-sign (the ghost of) Jose Lima or Brian Lawrence.

[The Hot Corner]

When it comes to pitching, Stearns appears to prefer quantity of arms over quality of arms.

[ashie62]

I'm picturing Stearns ranting "I knew not to spend any money on pitching!"

[Edgy MD]

Why would David Stearns rant?

[Lefty Specialist]