Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that the New York Mets have a deal to acquire outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Brian Stokes and cash.

Team	Acquires
Mets	OF Gary Matthews Jr. Cash ($21.5 million)
Angels	RHP Brian Stokes

Matthews has two years and $23 million owed to him from the Angels plus a $500,000 bonus for being traded. The trade will include $2 million from the Mets to cover Matthews’ salary.

Matthews will give the Mets insurance until Carlos Beltran returns from knee surgery.

Matthews, 35, hit .250 with 4 home runs and 50 RBIs in 103 games for the Angels in 2009. You can see Matthews’ contract history and statistics here.

Stokes, 30, was 2-4 with a 3.978 ERA in 69 relief appearances for the Mets last season. You can see Stokes’ contract history and statistics here.