The Mets have reinstated first baseman Pete Alonso, outfielder Kevin Pillar and reliever Seth Lugo from the injured list, Tim Healey of Newsday was among those to report. In other moves, the Mets designated outfielder Cameron Maybin and right-hander Sam McWilliams for assignment; selected outfielder Mason Williams; and optioned outfielder Khalil Lee, catcher Patrick Mazeika and reliever Sean Reid-Foley.
The returns of Alonso, Pillar and Lugo (all previously reported) will add some reinforcements to a New York team that has been ravaged by injuries this year. Despite their health issues, though, the Mets have started a solid 25-20 en route to a 3 1/2-game lead in the National League East.
Thanks in part to their injuries, the Mets acquired Maybin from the Cubs on May 18. The Mets bought extremely low on Maybin, whom they picked up for a dollar, but they got little bang for their buck. The 34-year-old totaled 33 plate appearances, collected one hit (a single) and struck out 12 times before they designated him.
McWilliams, meanwhile, signed a major league contract with the Mets last offseason despite having never pitched in the bigs. He also hasn’t reached the majors this season, instead throwing 8 1/3 innings of 10-earned run ball at the Triple-A level. The 25-year-old owns an ugly 8.60 ERA with 53 strikeouts against 25 walks in 52 1/3 Triple-A frames.
A great sign they are returning. Means they will be a .500 team again. Light schedule and lots of luck.
Reid-Foley is one of their best relievers, why’d they send him down? Is everyone else out of options?
Out of the relievers only Gsellman and Smith were regular relievers and im pretty sure gsellman is out of options and smith has been deployed as an opener.
They also might be stretching SRF to be a starter with news Thor going to be pushed back on recovery time as outside of Lucchesi SRF is their only regular multi inning reliever.
Gsellman is not out of options. I think he’s only used up one or two options, in ’16 and ’17. I’m not sure if he was optioned in 2017 or was an rehab assignments. Gsellman has pitched well enough to stay. He can go two or three innings, as can Lugo. Probably better to get SRF regular work as a multiple inning guy or perhaps as a starter with all those doubleheaders coming up. With Jordan Yamamoto on the 60-day IL, Thomas Szapucki having played only one game above high A before this season, and Jerad Eickhoff is not on the 40, it may make sense to stretch Reid-Foley out or at least get him regular work in Syracuse.
for some reason i thought they used options in 19 for Gsellman too but it looks like he has 2 options along with smith lugo and diaz.
He recently went deep in a game. They probably won’t pitch for a few days
Interesting moves. The hyperlink for McWilliams is wrong. McWilliams did look pretty good in spring training.
Wrong McWilliams pick.
I suspect Super Pat and Reid-Foley will be back soon.
I always liked Maybrin but wow, that was about as bad a plate performance as one could have.
Luis Rojas is running neck-and-neck with Gabe Kapler for NL Manager of the Year. Kapler undeservedly took heat from fans in Philly, Rojas in Flushing. Maybe baseball fans in the Northeast don’t know as much as they think they do?
Rojas is horrible when it comes to X’s and O’s…. but he does get along with the players and keep a good vibe with the team.
He’s not horrible at X’s and O’s. One of the best things about the Mets this season is how Rojas has improved the defense through positioning. He’s a forward-thinking guy who’s open to new ideas and using the available data. He also deserves a ton of credit for how he’s used the bullpen. H’s and O’s? I watch quite a few Mets games (my J.V. game most nights) and don’t see that at all. He’s a chip, off the old block, and will be a successful manager just like his father.
The front office does that…… not him…… and he constantly makes horrible bullpen decisions…..
No, he doesn’t. Thats’ you second-guessing because you think relievers should have an ERA of 0.00. The bullpen has been a Mets strength, which means your point about “horrible” decisions couldn’t be more wrong if you tried.
What you said makes no sense… the bullpen is elite bc of the pitchers we have. He could still make horrible decisions (which he has)….
The Xs and Os are dictated by the front office these days: whom to use, when, and for how long. He’s not a veteran manager, so he can’t get away with going rogue the way guys like Dusty Baker or Joe Girardi can.. His job is to work with the players to get the most out of them and to implement the plan, not make independent decisions.
In my opinion, the interaction between the general manager and field manager is a positive aspect of the modern game. Two people working together for a common goal. The “good old days” of managers operating by gut instinct are thankfully gone. Like today’s best managers, Rojas does an excellent job communicating with his players. It’s his job to make sure they buy into what the organization is trying to achieve. Dave Roberts. Alex Cora. Kevin Cash. Those guys are the gold standard among modern managers. I see Rojas as being cut from a similar cloth. Knocking him for a rookie season interrupted by a pandemic is not fair. He’s proving himself now, despite the rash of injuries.
I don’t want to believe it, but you’re probably right, Marc.
Kepler basically got fired for being eccentric but it’s odd cuz they knew this when they hired him.
I’d rather have Kapler than the guy who replaced him.
Philly once had a guy named Francona. They got rid of him. He’s done alright since then.
Not a fan of Girard at all, and I never thought Kapler was the problem. That being said it’s May 31st. Let’s see if Kapler can stick the landing. He didn’t in Philly.
Phillies fans have overrated their team ever since they signed Harper and he vowed to bring a WS to Washington.
Phillies fans do many things, but they never overrate their teams. In general they’re overly pessimistic.
This is true. Same with Mets fans. Most aren’t as confident as me.
It is wrong to claim that the Mets only acquired Maybin for $ 1 from the Cubs. They also have to pay him ML minimum salary for the pro-rated year when they signed him so it was a really bad investment and there were better players to be had.
Pray tell? Who were those better players that could be “had”?
LOL
There were no better players to be had. Maubin has been a useful player in MLB. Unfortunately, he had a bad short-term stretch with the Mets. It happens all the time. I just watched Justin Turner go through a brutal stretch of his own.
1 for 33 is a bad investment even at a buck plus the prorated minimum.
Name a currently available cf available.
That’s easy to say in hindsight.
It is really bad karma by the Mets in optioning Mazeika and SRF as they are worthy and shouldn’t be rewarded with a demotion for their efforts.
Sometimes you just gotta demote the guy who has options
Look. It’s a sign that the Mets are better when we argue about the quality of the guys they send down. Don’t forget the days when Kevin Plawecki was your pinch hitter…or worse,your starter.
I kinda doubt Mazeika will even turn out to be better than Plawecki
So glad Pillar is back, one of my favorite players.
Man, that was rugged.
Getting back on the field so quickly has absolutely made me a fan of the guy.
I now have my very own Favorite Met.
First time for everything, uh?
The first pitcher that throws inside intentionally or not will be ejected
I imagine this is the end for Maybin
I think so too, He was a good journeyman OF. Wish him well in his post career.
Meanwhile, Miguel Cabrera plays on.
All you have to do is win a triple crown and they pay you forever.
I wouldn’t mind if the Mets signed Maybin to a minor league contract. Let him get every day at bats and be that veteran presence around the kids. We still have no healthy depth in the outfield.
As expected, Mason Williams was called up, thus costing Maybin his spot. Injuries are going to happen, so who is next?
Why option SRF who’s doing good over Jacob Barnes?
Because Barnes is out of options and has pitched well since the Colorado game and SRF has options but won’t be needed to piggyback in the next 10 days unless there’s an injury at which point he can come right back up without wait.
It’s basically lose Barnes or lose 2-4 innings of Foley.
Proper moves by the Mets. They are thinking long-term in regard to the season. Keep guys like Redi-Foley busy in AAA, continue using guys who are getting the job done. Managing bullpens is tricky this year with all the injuries. The Mets are handling it better than most teams. Excellent results so far. They more than held the fort while Lugo was out.
Probably plan on stretching out Reid-Foley and set him up on an every 5th day routine.
Mets have a LOT of double headers coming up and very few days off. It’s smart to set up the shuttle schedule now.
Seven inning double headers are going to play into the Mets’ favor. With deGrom, Stroman, Walker and Peterson (hopefully) healthy, that really only leaves the #5 and #6 (game 2 of DH) spot needing the long man or piggy back routine. I can definitely see Reid-Foley being set up to start the second game of the double headers.
Lucchesi is the #5 for now, but he’s going to eat up the bullpen. They could just piggyback Reid-Foley right there then that turns into a normal end of the game routine.
Remember, Walker is doubtful fit much more than 100 innings. Lucchesi doesn’t go five and Peterson has been inconsistent, so we still need a solid 6th starter to be ready.
Side note: May has not looked like a dependable 8th inning option lately. Castro could be moving into that role until Lugo is ready to win it back. It still remains to be seen how many pitches per outing expected from Lugo.
Didn’t care for bumping back Peterson. I’d rather have seen him face a struggling Arizona team whose best hitters are lefthanded than the Padres. Stroman could then have opened the SD series on an extra day of rest.
Barnes is out of options for one obvious reason; harshly he sucks or rationally he has never been consistent enough that teams like the Angels had to keep sending him up and down. DFA Barnes and be done with him until his next disaster happens.
Look. It’s a sign that the Mets are better when we argue about the quality of the guys they send down. Don’t forget the days when Kevin Plawecki was your pinch hitter…or worse,your starter.
I’d take Plawecki over Mccann
Nah, Plawecki ain’t that bad but McCann is better.
You don’t know much about baseball then
I’m hoping Alonso’s slump will end now that he is supposedly healthy…
Amen brother!
Looks like it did!
Now is the time to trade Conforto. Not needed thanks to McKinney. If Sandy can pull it off, now is also the time to put a package together to unload Lindor because he is not cutting it here. Maybe he can package alonso Lindor Mauricio plus $50mil to Dodgers or something like that. We don’t need Conforto, nimmo, Lindor and probably Davis neither now that villar is coming to his own.
I’m sorry but all of that is completely ridiculous. You are grossly misreading this team.
I’m sorry but all of that is completely ridiculous. You are grossly misreading this team. Kidding right?
Trade Lindor . The most ridiculous comment I have ever read on here.
@icantstandyous
Man you are spot on! I agree with every word and add find some more future and depth at the trade deadline.
Kevin Pillar is one tough dude! And to get a knock his first time back; mentally tough too!