OK, for the second time in recent weeks, a Mets guy refuses a demotion, becomes a free agent, and immediately re-signs with the Mets and is assigned where he was going in the first place anyway. Transactions,7/5/2021 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]COMING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Re-Signed to Minor League Contract, Assigned to Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher[/th][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/595191/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Jared Eickhoff [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]7/2/90[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90] What that's about, MRC can only speculate, but maybe opting for free agency and re-signing gets you just a little leverage and a few more $$.