Matt

Clark

Clark, a 12th round pick of the Padres from the 2008 draft, hit .290/.367/.506 with 22 homers and 77 RBI with Triple-A Tuscon in 2012. He was unable to crack the major league roster during his five seasons in the Padres organization, but is still only 26-years-old.

The deal includes an invitation to Major League spring training. The 27-year-old spent the 2013 campaign in Japan where he slashed .238/.328/.457 with 25 homers and 70 RBI in 407 at-bats. He’ll compete for a bench spot with the Mets.

Clark was batting .297/.380/.498 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI in 67 games this season at Double-A Binghamton, but the Mets had no room for him after making multiple organizational moves on Wednesday. The 27-year-old first baseman should find a new club quickly.

The 27-year-old slugger was pounding the ball at Double-A Binghamton, slashing .297/.380/.498 with 10 homers and 46 RBI in 67 contests, but the Mets were unable to find room for him on the 40-man roster. With the Brewers struggling to get consistent offensive production from the first base position, he could become an option for them at some point this season.

Clark spent all of 2015 at Colorado Springs, hitting .291/.367/.492 with 20 homers. Slated to turn 29 in December, Clark is now off the 40-man roster.

The 29-year-old spent the 2015 season at Triple-A Colorado Springs where he slashed .291/.367/.492 with 20 homers and 77 RBI. He makes for a nice depth signing for the Cubs.

Clark signed with the Brewers in early July after being granted his release by the Mets and now he’ll make his major league debut. The 27-year-old mashed 26 homers this year in Triple-A and will provide some pop off the bench for Milwaukee in September.

Clark, a 2008 12th-round pick of the Padres, was making his second major league start at first base after being called up on Sept. 2. The Brewers don’t have a lot to lose by trying some younger players right now, so Clark could get another start Thursday against right-hander Nathan Eovaldi. NL-only leaguers may want to pick him up.

Clark hit homers in back-to-back wins over the Marlins earlier in the week, and getting the start Sunday he hit a three-run shot off Logan Ondrusek in the seventh inning. It was his only hit in five at-bats. The first baseman is hitting .235/.222/.765 through his first nine major league games.