Infielder Dilson Herrera has opted out of his minor league contract with the Mets, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. Herrera had been with the team since late November.
This ends Herrera’s second stint as a member of the Mets, who originally acquired him from the Pirates in a 2013 trade involving outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck. Herrera was a well-regarded prospect at the time who continued climbing up lists after the deal, but shoulder problems stunted his development and hastened his departure from the Mets. They traded Herrera to the Reds for outfielder Jay Bruce in August 2016, after the former had collected just 169 plate appearances in a New York uniform.
Herrera was a member of the Cincinnati organization until rejoining the Mets last winter. He only collected 97 trips to the plate as a Red, all last season, and owns a .203/.293/.394 line with a 91 wRC+ and 11 home runs in 266 major league attempts. The 25-year-old has been much more productive in Triple-A ball, where he has slashed .285/.350/.477 with 57 HRs in 1,561 attempts. Herrera added 17 of those homers this year as a member of the the Mets’ top affiliate in Syracuse and batted .258/.355/.566 (126 wRC+) in 256 PA.
damn
But but, the AAA All Star game!
Good luck to you Dilly Dilly!
Should be up with the Mets instead of Hechavarria
They couldn’t line him up in the outfield? Mets fail yet again as they continue to start Cano at 2b and bat him 3rd.
FYI, they did try him in the OF after Cincy tried him there last year. Neither team liked the results.
He would be perfect for a deal with the Tokyo Giants or the Orix Buffalos. Let him make his money, hone his skills, and come back after a year or two and really rake. All the Japanese teams ask is discipline to your craft.
DIlson = AAAA player. Nothing more.
He’s still just 25 and having the best year of his minor league career and driving the ball better than he ever has, and doing it in a pitcher-friendly park. So its a little premature to make a final conclusion.
NOOOO I was hoping they’d call him up and he was doing great at AAA. He’s waaay better than Hech.
Hech no.