The Astros are set to select the contract of outfielder Jose Siri, tweets Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Right-hander Bryan Abreu posted a video of Triple-A manager Mickey Storey telling the clubhouse that Siri was getting his first call to the big leagues. (Hector Gomez of ZSports 101 also tweeted the video.)
It’s been a long journey to The Show for the 26-year-old Siri, who initially signed with the Reds as a 17-year-old amateur out of his native Dominican Republic back in 2012. He’s grinded through parts of eight minor league seasons and may have thought his call to the big leagues would come a bit sooner than this, given that Cincinnati selected his contract to the 40-man roster back in November 2017 in order to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
At that time, Siri was a 22-year-old who’d just wrapped up a brilliant season in Class-A, hitting .293/.341/.530 with 24 home runs, 24 doubles, 11 triples and a whopping 46 stolen bases. His bat took a step back in each of the next two seasons, however, particularly in 2019 when he hit just .186/.252/.245 in his first 30 games of Triple-A work. The Reds designated Siri for assignment in Jan. 2020 to make room on the roster for Nick Castellanos.
Siri wound up being claimed by the Mariners, but Seattle tried to pass him through waivers themselves early in Spring Training. The Giants then claimed him, but he was designated for assignment a second time in July once the league and the union had agreed on return-to-play conditions following the season stoppage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Giants passed Siri through outright waivers successfully, and he elected free agency this past offseason, eventually settling on a minor league deal with Houston.
Any downturns in Siri’s production since that brilliant 2017 season look like a distant memory now, as he’s put together a monster season in Triple-A Sugar Land and demonstrated why multiple clubs wanted to give him a look on the 40-man roster at various points in the past year. He’s appeared in 93 games and tallied 393 plate appearances with a .321/.372/.559 batting line in that time. Siri has clubbed 16 home runs, 29 doubles and four triples while also going 24-for-27 in stolen-base attempts. He’s appeared at all three outfield positions but spent the bulk of his time this season in center field.
The Astros technically have a full 40-man roster, but they have a pair of players currently in Covid-19 protocols — Zack Greinke and Taylor Jones — so neither counts against the 40-man roster at this time. Siri could potentially be selected as a Covid replacement player, which would mean he’d be able to be sent back down to Triple-A and removed from the 40-man roster without needing to pass through waivers, although given his brilliant season in Triple-A it wouldn’t be a surprise if he were kept on the 40-man roster even once Greinke and Jones return.
“Hey, Siri.”
You had to ask.
Siri, Junk… Interesting names getting promotions today
“Sorry, something went wrong.”
Hey Siri!
Too late
Siri, what’s the score of the Astros game?
Bang bang… They are facing Jake Arrieta, so a lot to a little
So then Siri is the answer to Houston’s questions in the outfield? And does Siri understand the question?
I see no questions in the OF.
Hey Siri, can you steal the signs from the opposing catcher?
Why not. Every other team tries to do that.
“Here are some results I found on the internet for ‘how to steal a cat'”
Came here just for the Siri jokes.
Well you’re in luck. Because that’s literally all there is.
The Comments section never disappoints.
are you sure about that?
Siri, what pitch is coming next?
If Jose Siri marries my cousin Alexa, will The Universe collapse upon itself?
Well played! It’d cause widespread devastation if her maiden name was Google.
The new NY governor’s last name – Hochul – might be enough to confuse Google Home, too.
Only if she types “Google” into Google
I do not understand!
Siri, did the Astros cheat against the Indians in the playoffs?
No. You guys just stink is all
And you guys are the worst black eye ever on the game of baseball.
Obviously too young to have ever heard of the Black Sox Scandal in 1919 when 8 players were permanently banned from baseball.
And probably too young to have even heard about the movie Eight Men Out based on the scandal that came out 23 years ago as well.
I’m Siri for your loss..
I agree Greenwood. 1919 Black Sox is by far the worst scandal in the history of baseball. It was the end of at least 2 players Shoeless Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte who probably would have been Hall of Famers.
Too young? I’m probably older than most on this site. What you see as the worst, I see things differently. In-game cheating, such as what the Astroisks did, is the worst.
They are both pretty awful scandals. I do NOT defend the *Astros, but at least (a) they were trying to win & (b) gambling wasn’t involved.
Still, pretty shameful.
Lol 1919 is only “worse” because the sport had the balls to ban people back then
Aka. It was worse because there was no union
Wrong. The fact that the color barrier was a thing is the biggest black eye on the sport.
Lol
You taking 2018 when Houston was vastly superior to Cleveland?
*talking about
“bang bang”
Astros didn’t steal signs in 2018 and still swept the Indians in the playoffs lolol
Still and always Astro fan regardless of tainted 2017.
But am curious on move. If does stay. Outfield is busy with Brantley, Tucker, Meyers, McCormick if he is not back yet. Plus Alvarez when spells Brantley. I know need to see what he has. Whether can help for remainder of season or will stay for playoffs. I know Brantley and Alvarez are replaced for defense at times or if having bad day at plate. Both Brantley and Alvarez have bad days or periods of slumping. Need them to get going but if can spell them so are playoff ready with this move. Hope can deliver here if used
Are you lazy or Russian?
Sending McCormick to AAA, rehab or not, was also a strange move.
Of course adding him to the 40 man roster doesn’t necessarily mean he will be on the active roster. Even though McCormick has produced quite well it seems like he might be the odd man out. Time will most certainly tell
Initially after the trade, McCormick replaced Straw in CF, but only temporarily. Meyers has taken over there and now Chas will have to compete with Siri for the #4 spot in the OF.
Siri, when are these Astros Haters going to get a iife and move on?
When every single player who was involved is gone from the game. So I guess not for at least 10 more years.
Does this go for people like Bellinger and Betts, or just the Astros?
I think the implication is just the Astros
Hey hey hey….how can you mention electeonic sign-stealing teams without mentioning the “coincidental” collapse of former stars like Yelich or Gleyber? Belli is my favorite though…his suckage will be blamed on injuries until the day more than just his bat becomes flaccid
Yea Bellinger is the first power hitter after shoulder surgery to have a subpar year
I guess Gregory Polanco’s fall is actually because he was cheating too, not the surgery! I see! Man you guys are so smart
No, Bellinger has been the worst player in the league and has been a below average player since MLB cut down on the sign stealing. And then add to the multiple rumors the Dodgers were doing the same thing it is easy to figure out Bellinger was perhaps the biggest success of the technological sign stealing era.
Bang bang
All those iPhones are gonna go off each time he steps up to the plate.
Always thought he would be a good 4th OF, or starter on lesser clubs. Can’t be as bad as half the current OF’s in the majors that get many chances while batting sub .200…
You have to love perseverance stories like this. I hope he does well in his call up and makes a MLB roster next season, even if it’s not with Houston. If he does, it is well deserved!
Siri, when the buzzer on my chest goes off does that mean a fastball is coming or a changeup?
This kid was a top prospect until a wrist injury. Giants had him for a second then let him go which upset me. Look at his AAA #s this year, not bad. If he stays healthy he’s going to be good.
Astros are going to the World Siri for sure now.
Junk and Siri both signed today?
SIRI WHY WERE WE IN AFGANISTAN TO BEGIN WITH!!!!!!!!!!!
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