The Mets designated catcher/outfielder Cooper Hummel for assignment, as first reported by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The Mets announced the move a couple minutes later. Hummel’s spot on the 40-man roster will go to righty Max Kranick, whom the Mets are claiming off waivers from the Pirates.
Hummel, 29, was claimed off waivers from the Mariners earlier in the offseason. He appeared in 10 MLB games last year and came to the plate 26 times with Seattle. He also received a brief look with the D-backs in 2022, and he’s posted an overall .166/.264/.286 line in 227 career plate appearances.
Ugly as that small-sample slash line may be, Hummel turned in a .262/.409/.435 batting line in Triple-A last year and drew walks at a massive 18% clip. The Mets were surely attracted to that output and to his versatility; he’s logged more than 1800 innings in left field, 1054 frames behind the plate, 508 innings at first base and another 296 innings in right field. Add in that he has a minor league option remaining, and he’s an interesting depth piece even if he hasn’t yet been able to produce at the big league level.
Hummel is also a known commodity for Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, who was the Brewers’ general manager in 2016 when Hummel was drafted by Milwaukee. Stearns traded Hummel to the D-backs in the 2021 Eduardo Escobar swap, and he’ll now have a week to trade Hummel again or else attempt to pass him through outright waivers.
catcher/outfielder no wonder the DFAd him.
Cooper Hummel?..I watch the Mets a lot and have never heard of him. There’s people in “Witness Protection” with a higher profile than this guy.
He’d only been with the Mets for a month so makes sense that you hadn’t heard of him.
Still another DFA to come when they make the Manaea signing official.
He was DFA’d to make room for the soon to be Mets signing of Matt Carpenter to take over 3rd base duties.
No, he was DFA’d to clear a spot for Kranick.
I suggest you read a piece before commenting on it.
They shouldn’t have gotten rid of him – I hear Hummels appreciate in value over time.
I always appreciate a Hummel…
not anymore – you can’t get $5 for one at the church flea market!
That will put a dent in my retirement plans…thank god I still have the beanie babies to fall back on
Cards could use some outfield/catching depth. Could do worse on the waiver wire. Especially when no value fermin is still on the 40 I think.
I’m surprised that they chose him.
There was an article the other day noting how Scott Harris has not grabbed anyone on the waiver wire this year vs grabbing everyone and their dog last year. You know that won’t last much longer. With that minor league OBP and walk rate all I can say is welcome to Detroit’s AAA team Cooper Hummel. Tyler Nevin part II.
How many dogs are teams allowed to carry on the kennel roster?
Anyone else think that Cooper looks like Mitch haniger?
I think there’s definitely a resemblance between the two. Maybe they were doppelgangers in a previous life.
Seems like a good depth piece.
Decent minor league stats, good build for a catcher, plus position versatility, switch hitter, options remaining.
Gotta work on reducing the Ks.
What’s his track record when catching?
What kind of splits at the plate?
More polished from the left or the right side of the plate?
He could end up being claimed.
He could. Unless, of course, he couldn’t.
Baron, you saying he can? Or might? Or should? WOULD he though?? Haha
He can, might, and should.
Unless, of course, he can’t, mightn’t, and shouldn’t.
“Mightn’t!!” Yes!!! That ties it all together!!
Unless, of course, it doesn’t! LOL.
You didn’t!!!!!!
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Hope he clears waivers. he’d make a good AAA depth piece
One less ex-Brewer on New York! Narvaez next!
2023 spring training legend
Very gracious with the autographs for kids in Tacoma last year, so I can appreciate him. Hope he gets a few more years of baseball.
The Hummel-Kranick rivalry begins
Hummel might not pass waivers. We’ll see
why even claim off waivers in the. 1st place unless the mets are just trying to put Hummels in AAA to begin with.
Ugh, there go our World Series hopes.
Cooper Hummel combines the peppiness of a compact with the features of a luxury SUV.
I would’ve gone with, ‘… combines the peppiness of a compact with the features of a vehicle built for war’, but I like where you’re going with this.
FFS, Adams. “Ugly as that small-sample slash line may be” is not proper grammar. It’s “AS ugly as that small-sample slash line may be.” “As” is not optional. Use proper English. You’re being paid.