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by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Braves' Alex Torres: Released by Braves
Alex Torres was released by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, David O'Brain of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.After Torres was reassigned to the Braves' minor league camp on Monday, he was released on Wednesday. Last season the left-handed reliever pitched 34.1 innings for the Mets before the Braves signed him to a minor league deal in the offseason. Torres had the potential to play in the majors this season but general manager John Coppolella stated that Torres was "just not a good fit." With past major-league experience, the 28-year-old would be a nice fit for a team looking to bolster their left-handed depth in the bullpen.
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by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Braves' Alex Torres: Reassigned to minor league camp Monday
Alex Torres was reassigned to minor league camp Monday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.This comes as a surprise to many, as the Atlanta Braves are fairly thin in the department of left-handed pitchers and since Torres has pitched fairy well in the majors in recent seasons. Although he'll head to the minors to begin the season, Torres could very well wind up with the major league club early on in the season if another member of the bullpen goes down due to injury.
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by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Braves' Alex Torres: Inks minor league deal with Braves
Alex Torres signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday that includes an invite to spring training, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.Torres spent time in the majors with the Mets in 2015, where he accumulated an ERA of 3.15 over 34.1 innings. He'll need to improve his command if he plans on making the final roster in Atlanta, however, as the left reliever sported a 6.8 BB/9 rate last year when with the big league club.
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by Jason Lempert | CBS Sports Staff
Mets designate RP Alex Torres for assignment on Tuesday
New York Mets reliever Alex Torres was designated for assignment on Tuesday. Torres was acquired from the Padres right at the end of spring training, but he wound up struggling to the tune of a 3.15 ERA and a 1.515 WHIP over 34 1/3 innings of work. The move was necessitated by the acquisition of reliever Eric O'Flaherty from the A's on Tuesday.
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by Ted Leshinski | CBSSports.com
Terry Collins says he'll keep going with Mets P Alex Torres in big spots
New York Mets manager Terry Collins said after Tuesday's loss that he'll keep going with reliever Alex Torres in big spots, per The Star-Ledger."That's what he's here to do," Collins added.Torres has made 16 appearnces out of the bullpen this year, including Tuesday's performance where he gave up a run on one hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.Overall, Torres is 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA.
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by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com
Mets pitcher Alex Torres works out of jam Sunday
New York Mets relief pitcher Alex Torres worked a perfect two innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Nationals. Torres picked up three strikeouts in the sixth after Dillon Gee loaded the bases with no outs. "I owe him way more than a steak dinner for that," said Gee to MLB.com. "I feel terrible that I left him in that spot. He was unbelievable. He came in and just dominated." Torres has thrown 9 2/3 innings this season with a 2.79 ERA and 13 strikeouts. "I'm just trying to get comfortable myself," Torres said. "Just try to make a pitch, hit a spot, throw the ball down and just make quality pitches."
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by R.J. White | CBSSports.com
Mets' Alderson comfortable with pitching depth after Blevins injury
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said he's comfortable with the team's pitching depth in the wake of the injury to Jerry Blevins, due to the development of several pitchers and the presence of Alex Torres, who like Blevins was acquired just before the start of the regular season, NJ.com reports. "[Blevins has] been great for the first couple of weeks of the season, and we'll expect he'll be great when he comes back," Alderson said. "In the meantime, somebody else is going to have to step up. Although we've lost Jerry, we still have far more depth than we had say mid-spring training, just because of the development of a couple of the guys and the fact that we also have Alex Torres." Though the Mets' bullpen has pieced together a mediocre 3.38 ERA in the first two weeks of the season, hitters have just a .174 batting average against Mets relievers, which is third best in the majors. The Mets will replace Blevins in the bullpen with righty Hansel Robles, who has struck out 10 batters while tossing 7 2/3 scoreless innings with Triple-A Las Vegas.
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by Marty Gitlin | CBSSports.com
Mets LHP Alex Torres needs three pitches to gain first save
With overused closer Jeurys Familia unavailable Saturday night and Carlos Torres knocked out of the game, southpaw Alex Torres was forced to try to shut down a Miami Marlins offense in the ninth inning that was kicking up its heels. No sweat. The Marlins had scored three runs to cut the gap to 5-4, but Torres dashed their hopes by striking out Christian Yelich on three pitches and notching his first career save.
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by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Report: Mets to go with four-man bench; Eric Campbell likely snubbed
The New York Mets are expected to go with an eight-man bullpen and a four-man bench, snubbing Eric Campbell from an Opening Day roster spot, according to ESPN. Campbell hit .255 (14 for 55) with six doubles, one triple, two home runs and nine RBI in 24 Grapefruit League games. The four-man bench will include Ruben Tejada, John Mayberry Jr., Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Anthony Recker. Meanwhile, the eight-man bullpen will include Rafael Montero, Jeurys Familia, Jerry Blevins, Jenrry Mejia, Alex Torres, Carlos Torres, Sean Gilmartin, and Buddy Carlyle .
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by Michael Hurcomb | CBS Sports Staff
Mets acquire left-handed reliever Alex Torres in trade with Padres
The New York Mets acquired left-handed reliever Alex Torres from the San Diego Padres on Monday. The Padres acquired pitcher Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later in the trade. The Mets have been trying to fill the void in the bullpen due to the absence of left-handed reliever Josh Edgin, who will miss the 2015 season due to Tommy John surgery. Torres arrived in San Diego last January in a trade with Tampa Bay. He went 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 70 relief outings for the Padres in 2014. He is 7-4 with a 2.55 ERA over three MLB seasons. Mazzoni is 24-12 with a 4.11 ERA over four seasons in the minors. He has mostly been used as a starter in the minors (53 starts, 12 relief appearances).
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