Miami Marlins Acquire Infield Prospect Wilfredo Lara from The New York Mets
The Miami Marlins today announced that the team has acquired Minor League infielder Wilfredo Lara from the New York Mets in exchange for right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán.
Lara, 20, is rated as the 22nd-best prospect in the Mets system per MLB Pipeline, and has slashed .244/.349./.343 (69x283) in 78 games this season for High-A Brooklyn, with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs, and 29 RBI. Signed by New York (NL) as an International free agent out of Bani, Dominican Republic, the right-handed hitter owns a career .247/.348/.390 (214x867) slash line in 250 games (2021-24) in the Mets Minor League system, with 39 doubles, 11 triples, 21 home runs, and 104 RBI. Last season, Lara's 122 wRC+ tied for the seventh-best mark in the Florida State League, while he was one of only seven players at the Single-A level with at least 14 homers and 14 steals.
Brazobán, 34, made 20 relief appearances for Miami this season, going 1-2 with a 2.93 ERA (10 ER/30.2 IP). He held opposing batters to a career-low .179 AVG (20x112). Across nine outings in July, Brazoban did not allow an earned run (13.2 IP). The right-hander made a career-high 50 appearances in 2023, posting a 4.14 ERA (27 ER/58.2 IP) while notching a career-high 65 strikeouts. The Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, native owns a 7-5 record and and 3.64 ERA (48 ER/ 118.2 IP) in 94 career Major League games with Miami (2022-24). The seven-year Minor League veteran was signed by the Marlins as a Minor League free agent on Jan. 4, 2022, and had earlier spent five years in the Rockies organization (2012-17).