Brewers Acquire Outfielder/first baseman Mark Canha
Send Right-Handed Pitcher Justin Jarvis to the Mets
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers acquired outfielder/first baseman Mark Canha (CAN-uh) and cash from the New York Mets today in exchange for right-handed pitcher Justin Jarvis. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Arnold.
Canha, 34, has a club option for 2024. He is a career .248 hitter with 108 HR and 384 RBI in 874 games with Oakland (2015-21) and New York-NL (2022-23), playing in the postseason four times (2018-20 and 2022). He owns a career .348 OBP/.422 SLG/.770 OPS.
Canha is batting .245 with 6 HR and 29 RBI in 89 games this season, making 75 starts (44g in LF, 12g at DH, 11g at 1B, 8g in RF) while posting a .343 OBP/.381 SLG/.725 OPS. He is batting .364 (8-for-22) with runners in scoring position and two out and .385 (10-for-26) in the ninth inning.
Jarvis, 23, was selected by Milwaukee in the fifth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Lake Norman (NC) High School. He appeared in 17 games (all starts) this season between Double-A Biloxi (14gs) and Triple-A Nashville (3gs), going 6-6 with a 4.33 ERA.
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