DETROIT -- Veteran infielder Niko Goodrum, who spent four seasons with the Detroit Tigers, has landed a minor-league deal with the New York Mets. Goodrum was in camp earlier this spring with the San Diego Padres but was released before the start of the minor-league season. The Mets have assigned Goodrum to Triple-A Syracuse.

The Mets announced today that they’ve signed first baseman Jon Singleton and infielder Niko Goodrum to minor league deals. Additionally, the club has signed right-hander Jose Marte to a minor league deal according to the transactions tracker on Marte’s MLB.com profile page.

Once a second-round draft pick, Niko Goodrum has found his professional career a long, winding road. The Georgia native was taken in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins and with that high-round selection,