FLUSHING, N.Y., November 4, 2019 – The New York Mets today announced that they have extended a qualifying offer to RHP Zack Wheeler, selected the contract of LHP Blake Taylor from Syracuse (AAA) and claimed LHP Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

Taylor, 24, was 2-3 with a 2.16 ERA (16 earned runs/66.2 innings) and 74 strikeouts in 40 combined games with St. Lucie (A), Binghamton (AA) and Syracuse (AAA) in 2019. Taylor was selected in the second round by Pittsburgh in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. He was acquired on June 15, 2014 as the player to be named later in the deal that sent Ike Davis to the Prates.

Gonsalves, 25, was the Twins fourth-round pick in 2013. He was 2-2 in seven games, four starts for Minnesota in 2018. The 6-5, 220-pounder was the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2016 after posting a 13-5 record with a 2.06 ERA, and 155 strikeouts in 24 starts. He went 12-3 with a 2.76 ERA with 120 strikeouts in 120.2 innings over 23 games, 22 starts for Rochester (AAA) and Chattanooga (AA) in 2018.