PT TODAY: Mets acquire Loney to fill hole at 1B

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Mets | James Loney acquired from San Diego
The New York Mets have acquired 1B James Loney from the San Diego Padres, in exchange for cash considerations.  Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune - Dennis Lin
 
BHQ take: James Loney is expected to platoon with either Wilmer Flores or Eric Campbell at first for the Mets until Lucas Duda returns. The fact that the Mets saw fit to acquire a left-handed hitting first baseman suggests Duda's absence will be on the longer side of the estimated time for his return, prompting another reduction in his playing time projection. Campbell, Flores and Tyler Kelly also take...

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