Buzz: Mets close to Vargas, Johnson DFA’d
According to Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com, the Mets are close to signing free-agent RHP Claudio Vargas.
The New York Post writes that a deal could be done as soon as tomorrow, while citing the player’s agent.
Last season, Vargas went 11-6 with a 5.09 ERA in 29 games for the Brewers, who released him during spring training.
…now that el duque is in a boot, and sidelined 
for at least two more weeks, though likely more, and with Pedro Martinez out with a hamstring injury, signing vargas is a no brainer…
The A’s have designated 1B-OF Dan Johnson for assignment, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The A’s have 10 days to either trade him or put him on waivers.
In 318 games, spanning four seasons for the A’s, while playing first base and right field, the left-handed hitting, 28–year-old Johnson is batting .249 with 42 HR and 157 RBI.
…if only johnson was a right-handed hitter…the thing is, johnson hits lefties and righties more or less the same…the problem is that, so far in his career, he has hit neither well and with any consistency…but he plays outfield and first, which is nice…
