Mets Trade Lucas Duda

The New York Mets announced today that they have traded 1B Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for RHP pitching prospect Drew Smith. Duda hit .246 with 21 doubles, 17 homers, and 37 RBI's for the Mets this year. Smith is rated as the 30th best prospect in the Rays minor league system. He was a third round pick in 2015 with a 1.60 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in four different minor league levels as a reliever. Smith is a hard thrower with a fastball at 96 mph with an above average curveball and has the potential to be a future set up man.