Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Dropped from 40-man roster

Nogosek was designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday.

Nogosek was dropped from the Mets' 40-man roster Friday after he posted an inflated 6.52 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with 17 strikeouts over 19.1 innings with New York. He'll now either report to Triple-A Syracuse, get claimed by another team or be released outright, the first of which seems most likely. Left-hander Zach Muckenhirn was called up from Syracuse on Friday to replace Nogosek in the bullpen.