The Mets have activated second baseman Robinson Cano from the 10-day injured list, according to multiple reports. In a corresponding move, the Mets have designated outfielder Aaron Altherr for assignment.
A quad strain went Cano to the IL on May 23, so he’ll miss only a bit of time beyond the 10-day minimum. The veteran was acquired with great fanfare in a blockbuster trade with the Mariners during the offseason, though Cano has yet to take off in a Mets uniform. The 36-year-old has hit just .241/.287/.371 (on pace for his lowest career totals in all three slash-line categories) over 181 PA this season.
Despite the struggles, Cano will resume his regular spot at second base within a Mets lineup that is slowly starting to make its way back to full health. Though the team is still short in the outfield with the absence of Brandon Nimmo, the returning Jeff McNeil and converted first baseman Dominic Smith should factor into the outfield picture, with J.D. Davis also on hand, the Carlos Gomez/Juan Lagares pairing in center field, and Michael Conforto holding down everyday duty in right field.
All of these names made Altherr an expendable piece, less than two weeks after the Mets claimed the 28-year-old off waivers from the Giants. This is now the third time Altherr has been DFA’ed in a little over a month’s time, after going from the Phillies to the Giants on another waiver claim. The constant roster shuffles certainly haven’t helped Altherr’s performance, as he has only an .050/.095/.150 slash over 42 combined plate appearances for Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York this season.
This is the second consecutive year that Altherr has struggles, though the flashes of breakout potential he showed with the Phils in 2015 and 2017 could be enough to earn him a look on another roster. Altherr is out of options, so he’d have to pass through the DFA period unclaimed for the Mets to keep him at Triple-A.
So happy the Yankees didn’t give him a that huge contract he was asking for,
So happy he’s on the most dysfunctional team in sports…
…have the Ottawa Senators for you on line 3…
Are they AAA?
And he’s hurt again
At least Aaron had more than 1 AB for a team
Looks like the record for number-of-teams-played-for in a season is 5. Go for it Aaron.
Casper Wells rings a bell when dealing with Altherr’s transaction log
Gomez is a goner when Nimoy is healthy, I’d bet…
Live long and prosper Go-Go
Considering the actor who played Mr. Spock is dead, that could be a very, very, very, very long time. LOL. Seriously, I think all the players who came in on minor league contracts knew this, but, yes, this CarGo is next on the list. It’s going to be a tougher choice when Lowrie is finally available. Hech may have earned his spot and has no options. I don’t know if JD has options, but it’s hard to put him down. Gsellmann’s struggles may make him a candidate if he has options, but I can’t see them going lower on the number of pitchers, unless they want to take advantage of the new “two-way” player rule for next year by giving JD Davis the required number of appearances from the mound this year.
Yeah – my original comment was from my phone…and I didn’t check the autocorrect.
Howie said on the radio last night that Lowrie isn’t even doing baseball activities yet. So it’s probably the ASB before that move MAY be needed…
If Davis keeps hitting, and Frazier doesn’t, it’s easy. If they’re both hitting, someone may want Frazier as a bench bat – if the Mets eat the $$. If Hech keeps hitting, and Rosario keeps making errors, Hech is safe.
As in Leonard? I don’t think he’s coming back…..
Not even a whisper of Lowrie. Interesting
I wonder if he’s ever coming back…..
Can the Giants claim Altherr to get him back. ?
What the hell, sure, why not! Turn style roster shuffling is our prime the entertainment this season
Cano coming back? Think one of you Mets fans might wanna take a rusty pipe to his knee and keep him on the injured list.
Does it have to be rusty?
Seems like overkill…..
No pipe necessary. 4 innings in the field will do!
Gomez will def go next. The move to support lowrie is almost impossible to predict until he gets closer and the Mets decide what direction they are taking at the ASB. If they are in a position and decide to sell some the moves are easy to clear space. If not I think they go a pitcher short or another move gets made…hech I think is safe now and they seem to be to high on davis to let him go…
It just doesn’t matter
The season is over
At least we made it to June
Lifelong Mets fan 50 years
I’ve seen this show before and it ain’t 1973
He lasted a good four innings and was good for a bases loaded double play.
Maybe Cleveland takes a shot at him???
why