Catcher d'Arnaud Among Six Trimmed From Mets Roster LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets demoted six players from their major league camp on Sunday. As expected, the Mets optioned catcher Travis d'Arnaud, 24, to the minor leagues, sending him off with some high praise. "He met all of our expectations, which, for the organization and Mets fans, were fairly high," General Manager Sandy Alderson said. Alderson conceded that starting d'Arnaud at Class AAA benefits the Mets from a variety of team control standpoints. But he said, hypothetically, if starter John Buck were to be injured, d'Arnaud would take his place. The Mets sent five more players to the minors, reassigning the left-hander Aaron Laffey, infielder Brian Bixler and outfielders Jamie Hoffmann and Andrew Brown, and outrighting infielder Brandon Hicks. The departure of Bixler and Hicks seemed to settle one roaster battle, leaving the utility infield spot for Omar Quintanilla.