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Mets Claim Chance Sisco

By Steve Adams and Anthony Franco | June 25, 2021 at 1:48pm CDT

The Mets have claimed catcher Chance Sisco off waivers from the Orioles, per team announcements from both clubs. The Orioles had designated him for assignment last week. The Mets moved J.D. Davis to the 60-day injured list to clear a roster spot for Sisco, who has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse for the time being.

Today’s claim brings to an end Sisco’s tenure with the Orioles, who selected him in the second round of the 2013 draft. The left-handed hitting backstop raked up through Double-A over the next few seasons, eventually earning himself a place on top prospect lists. Baseball America ranked Sisco among the back half of the league’s top 100 minor league talents entering the 2017 and 2018 campaigns, with the expectation that Sisco would cement himself as a bat-first regular behind the dish.

To this point, however, Sisco hasn’t carried that offensive promise over to the highest level. He tallied 598 major league plate appearances with Baltimore over the past five seasons, managing just a cumulative .199/.319/.339 line. He’s popped sixteen home runs and walked at a strong 10.2% clip, but Sisco has become increasingly strikeout prone as he’s climbed to the highest level. He’s gone down on strikes in 32.3% of his MLB plate appearances. Advanced defensive metrics have panned his work behind the plate, which was also a concern for some scouts as he worked his way up the ladder.

While Sisco hasn’t yet proven a valuable big leaguer, there’s little harm for the Mets in placing a claim on an obviously talented player. He’s still just 26 years old and has a decent .264/.352/.421 slash line in 805 career plate appearances at Triple-A. As mentioned, he can also be optioned for the remainder of the year, so the Mets can keep him in Syracuse as high minors’ depth if he remains on the 40-man roster all season.

Davis’ transfer to the 60-day IL is largely a procedural move. It rules him out for 60 days from the time of his initial IL placement (May 3). He’ll be eligible to return on July 1. General manager Zack Scott told reporters (including Tim Britton of the Athletic) earlier this week that Davis could embark on a minor league rehab assignment within a week or two.

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46 Comments

  1. coachdave2

    4 years ago

    Who ???

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    • PapiElf

      4 years ago

      Chance Thomas Leo Sisco

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      • PeteWard8

        4 years ago

        His career on base is about average. Nothing wrong with this claim. I have read that for whatever reasons it takes most catchers more time to come into their own as a hitter. I don’t know it but good luck.

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        • oldmansteve

          4 years ago

          Mets just trying to give this boy a Chance

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        • Ra

          4 years ago

          Again? How many more times?

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      • Al Hirschen

        4 years ago

        Was he one of the Boondock saints??

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    • davidk1979

      4 years ago

      Awful baseball fan

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    • Gothamcityriddler

      4 years ago

      The Sisco Kid was a friend of mine
      The Sisco Kid was a friend of mine
      He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
      He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

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  2. FloridaMan1988

    4 years ago

    Mets love trash, explains their entire roster

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    • tomg1976

      4 years ago

      That roster is in first place. If the roster is trash, explain that.

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    • alproof

      4 years ago

      You mean the Yankees.

      Reply
    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      Clown comment

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  3. mikep2k

    4 years ago

    Dude was hyped to be the second coming of Wieters. Wieters was supposed to be “Mauer with Power”. Here’s hoping that Rutschman actually lives up to his hype.

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    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      Whoever told you Sisco was the second coming of Wieters was trying to pull one over on you. Sisco was never meant to be anything more than a decent everyday catcher.

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      • mikep2k

        4 years ago

        Living in Baltimore and being an Orioles fan for the last 42 years, a lot of people were saying that. I went back and looked at some of his draft scouting reports and he was supposed to be a franchise savior. He was the 50th prospect in baseball in 2016.

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        • oldmansteve

          4 years ago

          50th ranked prospects are not franchise saviors. They are everyday regulars. In house media sources always over inflate prospect hype. Less biased sources might give you better opinions on prospects.

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      • mstrchef13

        4 years ago

        He was supposed to have enough bat to carry his weak arm and poor catching ability. Five years of struggles showed that not to be the case. Not even a 4A player at this point.

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      • markakis

        4 years ago

        The Baltimore media loves to hype guys up beyond belief. They would say Keegin Akin was going to be an ace despite not being a top prospect.

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    • bot

      4 years ago

      No catcher will ever live to their hype. No catcher should ever be ranked a top 50 prospect and no catcher should ever go in the first round

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      • Colt 45

        4 years ago

        Craig Biggio

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      • oldmansteve

        4 years ago

        Buster Posey?

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        • Colt 45

          4 years ago

          Carlton Fisk

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      • Cubs Dynasty

        4 years ago

        Yogi Berra…a 5’7″ purple heart walk-on from the beaches of Normandy

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    • Ra

      4 years ago

      Sisco was known through his minor league career as a disaster catcher defensively whom they hoped would hit well enough to offset his miserable defense.

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  4. mt in baltimore

    4 years ago

    Chance deserves to be in a place where he can a real opportunity to prove himself.

    The Orioles whiffed on how they handled this fellow.

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    • mikep2k

      4 years ago

      His competition in Baltimore was Caleb Joseph, Pedro Severino and Austin Wynns.. The biggest problem with him coming up was that he wasn’t a good catcher. They kept him in the minors for a while to work on that to complement his hit tool.

      Now he’s a guy who can’t hit and still isn’t a good catcher. He’ll probably stick for a while as a depth piece somewhere but that’s about it.

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    • schwender

      4 years ago

      He had zero people blocking him and plenty of opportunity to hit and catch in Baltimore. The Mets are paying James McCann an 8-figure salary for this and the next three seasons to start ahead of Chance Sisco, and there’s no DH.

      So what is it you mean by “[he] deserves to be in a place where can [sic] a real opportunity to prove himself”, when at best he can be a back up catcher and play on Sundays?

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    • mstrchef13

      4 years ago

      Have you been paying attention to the last four or five seasons? The only one whiffing here is Sisco himself, at an alarmingly high rate.

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    • pittsburghbob69

      4 years ago

      He had every opportunity in Baltimore to take that job and win that spot. He was given every opportunity and he didn’t capitalize on it. Baltimore organization was very much wanted him to be the catcher of now and a DH till A.Rutschman is ready.

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  5. tomg1976

    4 years ago

    Sad to see JD Davis going to the 60 day. His defense has always been suspect but the guy can hit. and a team with as many injuries as the Mets have had need him back.

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    • dtdt

      4 years ago

      He can still be activated in a week.

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      • tomg1976

        4 years ago

        Woah, good call. I was thinking it was much longer but he’s eligible to be activated July 1.

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  6. bravesfan

    4 years ago

    Kinda sticks. Really wanted the Braves to take a flier on him.

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    • Dan Rogers

      4 years ago

      Why? He’s Alex Jackson with less glove.

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  7. Ducky Buckin Fent

    4 years ago

    Oh no!
    Well, this move outta make metsfan22 prophecies of greatness come to fruition. At this point, why bother playing the rest of the season, uh?

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  8. guido1332

    4 years ago

    First Vance, now Chance. Anyone named Lance available?

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    • phenomenalajs

      4 years ago

      Not to my knowledge, but this goes together with the *illar run. They have Villar and Pillar. Can Millar be a hitting coach?

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  9. PitcherMeRolling

    4 years ago

    Let me see that thonnnnnnnnngggggggg

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  10. Oldschoolandthemets1980

    4 years ago

    Just what we need another guy that dont make contact

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  11. Cosmo2

    4 years ago

    Makes sense if Nido is injured

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  12. jim stem

    4 years ago

    I do hope the Mets give Mazeika some looks before turning to Sisco.

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  13. Free Palestine

    4 years ago

    I’m surprised, more teams didn’t want to take a chance.

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    • mstrchef13

      4 years ago

      That was a terrible way to get your obligatory name-based pun in, considering how overused it has been. Also, if you’re serious it shows you know little of how actually terrible Sisco has been as a major leaguer and even AAAer over the past four years.

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  14. pittsburghbob69

    4 years ago

    Pirates should have picked him up. LH bat. Could back-up the right handed Stallings. The kid can hit, has power!!

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  15. Eovaldismemes

    4 years ago

    My Go to Franchise Catcher, Easy to get and an A in MLB The Show ‘20

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  16. bygserch

    4 years ago

    I can’t believe Chance Cisco has garnered THIS MUCH attention and opinion, with many comments

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