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Mets Release Josh Reddick

By Mark Polishuk | August 29, 2021 at 3:43pm CDT

The Mets announced that outfielder Josh Reddick has been released from his minor league contract.  Reddick joined the Mets earlier this month, shortly after the Diamondbacks also released the veteran.

Though Reddick received only 38 plate appearances over 11 games at Triple-A Syracuse, he didn’t produce much in that small sample size, hitting only .182/.289/.303 with one home run.  This performance came on the heels of a .258/.285/.371 slash line in 158 PA with the Diamondbacks, after Reddick signed a minors deal with Arizona in April and was selected to the big league roster in May.

Now a veteran of 13 MLB seasons, Reddick hasn’t provided above-average offensive production (as per wRC+ or OPS+) since the 2017 season, when he was a key member of the Astros’ World Series team.  Since the start of the 2018 campaign, Reddick has hit only .258/.314/.397 over 1405 PA at the big league level.  The left-handed hitting Reddick doesn’t have much extra value in terms of splits over those four seasons, though he has traditionally wielded a strong outfield glove (mostly playing in right field).

If Reddick is signed prior to August 31, he would be eligible for another team’s postseason roster, should a club be looking for an experienced outfield bat.  Clearly he wasn’t in the Mets’ plans for the stretch run, and Reddick seemed like a bit of an imperfect fit anyway considering that starting outfielders Brandon Nimmo, Dominic Smith, and Michael Conforto all hit from the left side.  (Jeff McNeil, another lefty bat, has also been seeing more outfield work as of late.)

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  1. tstats

    4 years ago

    cHeAtEr

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    • Samer

      4 years ago

      I dont think it’s fair to condemn everyone;

      Some are implicated worse than others.

      Reply
      • seattlesuperfan

        4 years ago

        I mean he had his best season of his career when they had the scandal and his production dropped off a cliff after that season soooooo

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        • Samer

          4 years ago

          “I have nothing, therefore take my upvote.”

          Possible. But still feels coincidental.

          Like people accusing Chris Davis (Orioles’) takin PEDs, when “amphetamines” got prescribed for.

          The Monster season from Chris Davis wasnt from that. feels the same… Have happy life, Davis, wherever u are

          6
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        • Dumpster Divin Theo

          4 years ago

          Chris Davis nothing to do with Reddick the cHeaTeR

          1
          Reply
      • Weasel 2

        4 years ago

        Samer: Yup. The OWNER is the one that should have been suspended. Whatever happened to the “man” in charge being responsible?

        3
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    • Weasel 2

      4 years ago

      I’m with you some. But it’s the owner who pisses me off. Also if they just strip the title from the team that would have cleaned it all up. No need for anything else.

      They cheated for the championship, take that away and they have nothing. And everyone else could move on.

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      • schellis 2

        4 years ago

        The problem is that it wasn’t just the astros. Just like it wasn’t just a handful of players with peds. I’m sure every team did something similar the astros just did it a stupid way.

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        • osonvs

          4 years ago

          I think the latest crackdown on pitchers proved that there’s a lot more cheating going on than anyone would care to admit. But it’s easy for people to hate on the Astros because they ultimately won the World Series and then got caught. Never mind all the other teams that had juicers during the steroid era that won or teams that won with other various cheaters. Like they say, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t get caught.

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        • Weasel 2

          4 years ago

          Yeah except the got a WS. Take away the WS and they’re “just like everyone else”. Let them keep it and they’re entitled, whiny, defensive a-holes.

          If MLB didn’t punish them, then they think they did nothing wrong and screw fair play. Great lesson kids. Cheat and be rewarded. Maybe that works in sports, but if your kid doesn’t end up in sports he’s going be a whiny, defensive, unloved a-hole.

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          Meh, all the other whiny, defensive, a-holes will love the kid. It’s the one with dignity everyone is gonna hate, trust me.

          1
          Reply
    • Disjointed Team

      4 years ago

      You are a LoSeR

      Reply
    • killertofu

      4 years ago

      Get over it and move on!!

      Reply
      • tstats

        4 years ago

        See the funny thing is I (as a dodger fan) was mocking those that persist to attack the astros

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          Heh, I understood. The key is in the way it’s wRiTtEn

          2
          Reply
    • Deadguy

      4 years ago

      Hasn’t provided consistent offensive production since *2017* as member of the *Trashtros*

      #BackToTheFutureII
      #ManfredCoverUp

      Reply
    • @DaOldDerbyBastard

      4 years ago

      F the Astros but calling someone a cheater just seems juvenile.

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      • Samer

        4 years ago

        Exactly. It’s “guilty by association.”

        This kind of reminds me of “Shoeless Joe”

        Some swear he’s innocent and deservesHOF; Everyone on Astros’ team if they HOF career;
        Wonder if “guilty by association” will get them.

        I dont see Josh Reddick as the “ring leader”

        Ownership needs to take responsibility;
        See see the stars of 2017-2018 — Correa, Springer, Altuve, Bregman – talented, didn’t need to cheat in order to excel but did anyway imo

        Josh Reddick is just trying to make it in mlb Lol.
        I dont look at him differently,

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  2. davidk1979

    4 years ago

    Good he was taking at bats away from Lee

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  3. TJECK109

    4 years ago

    Making room for Polanco?

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    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      No. A. Polanco sucks and is a downgrade. B. Reddick wasn’t taking up a valuable spot anyway. …. Polanco is a -1.3 WAR. So no.

      1
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      • realsox

        4 years ago

        You seem place tremendous faith in WAR. Help me to understand it. How is it determined? After all, I know you’re all about the evidence.

        Reply
      • Deadguy

        4 years ago

        Polanco is -2.1 WAR player to you pal

        Reply
    • davidk1979

      4 years ago

      No

      1
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    • tstats

      4 years ago

      Cohen would

      Reply
  4. Kewldood69

    4 years ago

    The last time he was good was when he knew what pitch was coming.

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    • oldoak33

      4 years ago

      There’s actual evidence that that wasn’t the case.

      4
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      • Cosmo2

        4 years ago

        I don’t think people still whining about nonsense that care much about evidence

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    • realsox

      4 years ago

      “Clearly [Reddick] wasn’t in the Mets’ plans for the stretch run. . . .” Are the Mets having a stretch run? I didn’t know that. I guess they’ve been keeping it a secret until now.

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      • Cosmo2

        4 years ago

        Well, up until recently…

        1
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      • Deadguy

        4 years ago

        The stretch run the Mets are having is surrender first place to the Phillies who went on a modest 6 game winning streak and surrendered first place to the Braves who went on a more superior 9 game winning streak before meeting the Yankees who are the biggest fish here by winning 13 in a row, and are actually putting together a stretch run, instead of watching the division slowly slip from there reach.

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          That, is one heck of a sentence.

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  5. Metsin777

    4 years ago

    Now release Conforto

    4
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    • davidk1979

      4 years ago

      Release you from the fan base

      7
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      • Samer

        4 years ago

        What fanbase? Yankees & Mets —are opposites.

        Must be mixing them up w/ crosstown rivals.

        1
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    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      Releasing Conforto would be moronic. Bad take. Talk radio is wondering where you are.

      2
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      • Metsin777

        4 years ago

        You don’t watch the games, you just look at a spreadsheet on baseball reference and think you know baseball. Conforto is awful. 215 batting average, 9hrs, and 33 rbis when hes basically missed only 15 games. Never hits in the clutch and doesn’t deserve to be a starter. The fact is ever since he got reinstated from the injury list, the Mets have had the worst record in the division. You can go look that up just like how you look up stats over watching the games. They won more games without him than they did with him because he kills the offense and is an automatic out

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          Like I said, talk radio. Blah blah clutch. Blah blah blah, I saw him strikeout so therefore everyone else is better. (You know who the best player in the NFL is every year? The backup QB for the Jets).

          6
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  6. AshamedMethGoat

    4 years ago

    You gotta be pretty lousy to get released from this Mets team.

    7
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  7. bronxboy28

    4 years ago

    The Yankees can use him because you can expect injuries with them! Sign a minor league contract! Can’t hurt!

    1
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    • tstats

      4 years ago

      The inevitable injury will though

      Reply
  8. Samer

    4 years ago

    Shame, I forget this guy was still in the game.

    think gave the Astros a good return on his contract.

    Of course, seems, Mets are where careers go to die.
    Spectacularly, 2021 is Reddick’s age-34 season.

    Samer

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  9. TradeAcuna

    4 years ago

    In other news, Baez “boo’d” Met fans. Gotta love this guy. The ego is strong and he should not be back.

    Seriously, if the Mets want to compete next year, bring in guys who care more about the team more than themselves. Lindor is stuck in NY now but get rid of Stroman and Baez.

    3
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    • Joe says...

      4 years ago

      Serious question. I get not wanting Baez back but other than being a bit mouthy, what’s wrong with Stroman?

      4
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      • Samer

        4 years ago

        Stroman has a small stature;

        Looks like a future bust bad contract,

        I’d think he’ll injury-prone, maybe it’s Mets’ bias

        3
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        • TradeAcuna

          4 years ago

          I think he was asking about why I don’t like Stroman’s personality.

          He just rubs me the wrong way, but as you said – he talks a lot.

          2
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        • TradeAcuna

          4 years ago

          Oh funny enough, I didn’t even know Lindor jumped into the action with Baez. Baez is the new kid on the block, but Lindor is just making himself a villain. He is an overpaid idiot who has not performed to expectations, yet he has the cajones to boo the fans. Looks like the Mets may be headed towards disaster with that contract.

          Maybe if he focused less on his hair and the color shoes he wears, he would start hitting again.

          4
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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          I hate the Lindor contract but I think he’s handled himself very well considering. He’s owned up to his failure thus far and is taking the booing in stride.

          3
          Reply
    • MetsFan22

      4 years ago

      If the Mets want to win. The Braves should get thier injury luck and the Braves need to stop getting lucky with soler and duval giving them acuna production…

      Reply
      • TradeAcuna

        4 years ago

        uh oh, someone is sweating, knee weak arms are heavy huh? Your Mutts are running out of time? Feeling the pressure?

        Reply
        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          As biased as Metsfan’s views are, you give them the higher ground when you use childish terminology like “mutts”.

          6
          Reply
        • Samer

          4 years ago

          Reminds me of mikeyank55..

          Where are you, mike?

          Wonder what complain’d be now. Memories. 🙂

          Reply
        • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

          4 years ago

          @MetsFan22

          1
          Reply
        • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

          4 years ago

          @MetsFan22, my post disappeared! Computer glitch, catch you later!

          1
          Reply
        • tstats

          4 years ago

          YOU GOTTA LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MUSIC THE MOMENT!!! YES YES YES

          1
          Reply
      • Chrisb515

        4 years ago

        How is their production lucky? The Braves acquired them at the deadline to replace Acuna’s production….

        Reply
      • DarkSide830

        4 years ago

        “need to stop getting lucky” lmao

        Reply
    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      What I cant fathom is why Baez tends to keep swinging for power when he was a more complete player and arguably even hit better for power before he sold out on it.

      Reply
      • Cosmo2

        4 years ago

        Baez is seeming more and more like he’s not the brightest bulb.

        1
        Reply
  10. LarryJ4

    4 years ago

    Baez is a cancer. Not worth the money he wants. Doubt any team will give it to him so maybe him going to free agency will humble his immature ego. His actions aren’t worth the ok production he gives.

    3
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    • Samer

      4 years ago

      So, he’s a still in his prime, Jose Reyes?

      Recall, wanted “$100M?” were the days.

      Reply
    • RunDMC

      4 years ago

      This is a quote from Baez in today’s interview re: Baez/Lindor’s thumbs-down to each other/crowd using to celebrate wins:
      “We’re going to struggle seven times out of 10. It just feels bad when … I strike out and get booed. It doesn’t really get to me but I want to let them know that when we’re successful, we’re going to do the same thing to let them know how it feels.”

      Yeah, this isn’t going to end well. NYM gave up a nice piece in Crow-Armstrong for this rental in Baez. Good luck to him.

      2
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      • tstats

        4 years ago

        Crow-Armstrong could never pass AAA and the Cubs still win the trade

        Reply
    • Orel Saxhiser

      4 years ago

      Ted Williams once spit in the direction of booing fans, paid his fine, then said he was right and would do it again. Was he a cancer, too?

      1
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      • dodger1958

        4 years ago

        Baez, a career 3 WAR a year player ain’t no Ted Williams, 6.4 WAR+/year.
        Baez disrespected a stadium full of people, and is a rental. Williams played his entire career in Boston and engaged with some hecklers.

        1
        Reply
  11. Cora the Destroya

    4 years ago

    Oakland calls this guy next?

    1
    Reply
  12. Samer

    4 years ago

    Moneyball Part 3: Redemption.

    1
    Reply
  13. Monkey’s Uncle

    4 years ago

    Here’s a fork, go ahead and stick him.

    1
    Reply
    • Samer

      4 years ago

      Lol

      1
      Reply
  14. ❤️ MuteButton

    4 years ago

    Stros already got Marwin back, why not add Josh too?!
    Calling Gattis …..

    2
    Reply
  15. 8ManLineupNoPitcherNoDH

    4 years ago

    mutts are a complete joke, especially with the baez booing fiasco.

    2
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    • tstats

      4 years ago

      I like your username

      Reply
  16. kscheer

    4 years ago

    Thumbs Down

    1
    Reply
    • ❤️ MuteButton

      4 years ago

      Just…. Joshing!

      1
      Reply
  17. Orel Saxhiser

    4 years ago

    Meddlesome owner. Idiot fans. No good players will want to play for the Mets.

    1
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    • 8ManLineupNoPitcherNoDH

      4 years ago

      So business as usual, got it.

      Reply
    • Weasel 2

      4 years ago

      Money money money. Lol. Everyone thought Steinbrenner was a huge ass. Everyone still wanted the limelight and the $$$$

      Reply
      • Orel Saxhiser

        4 years ago

        Different era. Different organization. Players want to win. The Mets are far away from that. The best players will get better offers. And now we have the team’s brass encouraging people to boo.

        2
        Reply
  18. Nickelback

    4 years ago

    I farted after reading all this. Thank you

    1
    Reply
    • tstats

      4 years ago

      Why do I need to now…

      1
      Reply
      • chico65

        4 years ago

        You had chili for breakfast?

        Reply
  19. NativeAmerican

    4 years ago

    How do they release the GM?

    Reply
    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      You fire him?

      1
      Reply
  20. GarryHarris

    4 years ago

    I think someone will acquire Josh Reddick before long.

    Reply
  21. Mitchell Page

    4 years ago

    Kwell

    Reply

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