The Mets have acquired infielder from the Red Sox in exchange for cash, per the teams at MLB.com. Alvarez was on a minor league deal and eligible to be traded as such. He wont be postseason-eligible with his new team due to the fact that hes joining the organization after the Aug. 31 eligibility deadline, but hell give the Mets some infield depth in the wake of s . Alvarez, 34, has appeared in parts of three big league seasons, spending time with the Marlins and Dodgers from 2020-22. Hes played a total of 50 games and recorded 142 plate appearance with a lackluster .183/.262/.262 batting line in that time. Hes been far better in a larger sample of Triple-A work Jimmy Lambert Jersey , however. Alvarez has slashed .247/.348/.463 in 114 games with Worcester this season, smacking 18 homers and going 18-for-25 in stolen base attempts. His 24.1% strikeout rate is higher than average, but so is his 10.6% walk rate. Alvarez has appeared in eight Triple-A seasons and owns a career .277/.381/.467 slash in 1855 plate appearances there. Defensively, Alvarez has seen time at every position other than catcher and first base. Hes primarily been a middle infielder, with 3777 career innings at shortstop and 1930 innings at second base (minors and big leagues combined). The Mets dont nece sarily need to turn to Alvarez right off the bat. With McNeil out for the remainder of the regular season, they can turn to as the primary second baseman, with versatile occupying a utility role on the bench (and, of course, with MVP candidate at shortstop). Down in Triple-A, the Mets have top prospect already on the 40-man roster in the event of further injury. That said, the Mets are also without infield prospect for another several weeks . Between Baty, McNeil and (out for the year ), the Mets infield depth is pretty banged up at the moment. In the event of an additional injury on the MLB side, Acuna could be called into action, or New York could turn to a non-roster veteran in Triple-A like , or perhaps the newly acquired Alvarez. Even if he never sees the majors with his new club, hell give the Mets some late-season depth and versatility to help navigate a handful of hits to their infield depth chart. Adam Laroche Jersey