NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Byrdak and Blaine Boyer have agreed to minor league contracts with the New York Mets, giving the team two more options in the bullpen.
Byrdak, a 37-year-old left-hander, was 2-2 with a 3.49 ERA in 64 relief appearances for Houston last season, holding lefty hitters to a .213 batting average. He is 9-10 with a 4.35 ERA in nine big league seasons.
Boyer, a 29-year-old righty, was 3-2 with a 4.26 ERA in 54 appearances for Arizona in 2010, limiting right-handed hitters to a .198 average. He is 9-12 with a 4.63 ERA in six major league seasons.
Both relievers received invitations to major league spring training.
New York also hired former Mets second baseman Tim Teufel as manager of its Triple-A team at Buffalo. He managed the Mets’ Double-A Binghamton team last year.
Teufel’s staff will include pitching coach Ricky Bones and hitting coach Mike Easler.
