The Mets announced Monday morning that theyve signed infielder to a minor league contract. The Beverly Hills Sports Council client will be invited to big league camp in spring training. Bannon, 27, has appeared in parts of two big league seasons and appeared with three clubs despite only tallying a total of 21 plate appearances. Hes collected just two hits in that time, both coming with the Orioles. Hes also had very brief stints with the Braves and Astros. A former eighth-round pick by the Dodgers, Bannon was once a fairly well-regarded prospect who went from Los Angeles to Baltimore as one of five prospects in the 2018 swap. He spent all of last season Yilber Diaz Jersey with the Astros organization, batting .241/.360/.449 with a dozen homers and steals apiece in 408 trips to the plate. In parts of four Triple-A seasons, Bannon carries a .232/.344/.426 batting line with a huge 13.8% walk rate against a 22% strikeout rate. Bannon has primarily played third base in his profe sional career, logging more than 3100 innings at the hot corner between the minors and the big leagues. He also carries more than 1300 innings at second base, however, and is viewed as a viable option at either position. Hes more of an emergency option at shortstop, where hes played 86 career innings. Newly hired president of baseball operations David Stearns has primarily completed on depth signings in his first several weeks on the job, though the Mets are reported to be in pursuit of several more notable free agent and trade targets. Bannon joins , , and as former big leaguers to sign minor league deals with the Mets in recent weeks. New York has also claimed , and off waivers and signed , , and to low-cost deals that put them on the 40-man roster. Madison Bumgarner Jersey