The Mets announced that infielder Jorge Polanco has been placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 15) due to a right wrist contusion. Catcher Hayden Senger was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move, and Senger is already on New York’s 40-man roster.
The wrist issue is a new injury for Polanco, who has been bothered by left Achilles soreness for most of the season. Polanco hasn’t played since Tuesday, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told the New York Post’s Mike Puma and other reporters that Polanco underwent an MRI on Thursday. The results of that MRI weren’t yet known yesterday, though the fact that Polanco’s IL placement is officially termed as just a contusion probably indicates that the MRI didn’t reveal any structural damage.
It could be that between Polanco’s wrist and Achilles problems, the Mets decided it was simply time to give the veteran a full recuperation period, as well as basically a reset to his 2026 season. After signing a two-year, $40MM free agent deal this past winter, Polanco has hit only .179/.246/.286 over his first 61 plate appearances in a Mets uniform. The Amazins’ plan was to use Polanco primarily as a first baseman, but he has played only two games in the field and the rest at DH due to his Achilles discomfort.
Polanco is far from the only struggling Mets player, as Friday’s 12-4 loss to the Cubs extended New York’s losing streak to nine games. Francisco Alvarez and (to a lesser extent) Luis Robert Jr. are the only Mets regulars hitting well in the early going, as Juan Soto‘s hot start was cut short by an IL stint due to a calf strain.
The lack of offense could be why the Mets called up Senger, even though Alvarez and Luis Torrens are already on hand as the catching core. Having a third catcher allows Alvarez to remain in the lineup on an everyday basis as either the catcher or the DH, and plus Senger is himself hitting .257/.316/.714 with five homers in only 38 PA for Triple-A Syracuse.
Even with this huge power surge, Senger’s career Triple-A slash line is still a modest .238/.295/.397 over 408 PA with Syracuse. The 29-year-old made his Major League debut in 2025, and hit .181/.221/.194 in 78 PA over 33 games with the Mets.
Wow. Real offensive juggernaut
Fools Gold!
As a long time Mets fan, more than half a century good ridden to the Mandami Mutts! Hello Yankees!
You construct your roster based on politics; baseball should be our escape from that; you get what you deserve!!
They can’t lose enough for me!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Bye ✌️ please don’t return.
“Hi my name is dave how can i help you?”
Is what stearns will be saying working at walmart after he gets canned
Dudes making $10M a year on a guaranteed contract.
He doesn’t need to shop at Walmart let alone work there.
It’s a joke.
Obviously. It’s a terrible one though.
Sensitive much?
Not really I dont have any feelings about this. I just don’t understand why someone would bother posting a comment that’s the equivalent of making fart noises with your mouth
@salem
Walmart would soon realize he’s worthless and fire him. He’s unemployable.
They should’ve done this a while ago. Never liked this signing but they’re doing Polanco and the team wrong keeping him active when he’s hardly able to play. That is a play right out of the Wilpon playbook. Hopefully he gets real healing and back to full health so MAYBE he can actually contribute.
Perfect replacement for ironman Alfonso for defensive upgrade. An injury prone non 1st baseman. Brilliant move Stearns.
With 2 RBIs in 56 AB!
Which sounds bad until you notice Lindor has 1HR/ 1 RBI in 80 ABs? How is that even possible?
Yeah that is nuts about Lindor. Pretty crazy for Alvarez to have 4 HR’s and only 5 rbi’s as well.
Strange team in the early goings.
Alex,
Can I have the category “fractured left hamate bones for $100?”
Lindor is expected to have less power for the next couple months.
Getting Soto back will make this a 0.500 team or maybe even slightly better than that when Lindor is fully healthy. But I see them narrowly missing the post season.
Corbin Carroll also fractured his hamate in February (also February 11, believe it or not!) and has a 1.018 OPS+ with 16 RBIs.
Mets are done. Before I used to think just change the manager Carlos Mendoza. After learning that Bichette may be injured from a PCL injury which occurred in September 2025, and polanco has a chronic Achilles problem, and Luis Robert has a major durability problem, I say David Stearns needs to be removed as well for wasting the owner’s money on lousy player health and talent assessments.
Completely Expected Moves…
Alvarez Can Now Become A DH/C
Torrens, A GG Finalist, Can Start More Often &
Senger Is A Legit “Glove First” C (#3)
((… Who Just Might Be An Offensive Upgrade On THIS Roster…))
That Way, If Torrens “Gets Pregnant” & Has To Leave The Game
We’ve Got Senger To Take Over, W/O Losing The DH Spot…
Not Even Mentioning Melendez (As C #4)
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PS 17 Games Is The Franchise Record Losing Streak… Wake Me Up When We Get To 16…
Wow, that’s a lot of maneuvering to keep the DH for late innings on a team that can’t score runs even when they have a DH.
When you can’t score runs, you maneuver.
this is 100% where the move was done. kudos to you for being one of the only smart people here who realized it’s so that Alvarez can stay in the lineup on days he isn’t catching
More runway for Melendez
I think Mets and Astros need to make a deal to jump start both teams.
Isaac Paredes is a proven all-star level hitter who is adequate at both corner infield spots but off to a terrible start and does not have an everyday position in Houston.
Maybe a change of scenery?
Astros need healthy pitching. Maybe the Mets aren’t the best partners because they are having injury issues themselves.
But both teams need a shot in the arm.
Stearns needs to work the phones and get an actual 1st baseman
There are always guys out there, especially at 1B… Nathaniel Lowe had a crap sandwich of a season last year but still managed 18 HR/84 RBIs with a .307 OBP. I’m sure Cincinnati would take some A ball scrub for him and he would at least provide replacement-level offense and competent defense.
The Reds have Lowe on a minor league contract. They are also in first place so I am pretty sure they won’t take a A ball scrub for him.
Lol…26 Mets looking like 62 Mets! It’s looking like a little league team with so many playing out of position. Hey Stearns- move Lindor to RF and have Alvarez take over at SS, then the moves will be complete!
Proposed rationale for senga call up doesn’t make sense. If alvarez is DHing and torrens gets hurt, alvarez slides to catcher and someone else becomes DH. Senga has no value as a pitch hitter or DH. And can’t play another position. Canon arm, though.
If you put your DH in the field you lose the DH spot for the remainder of the game that’s the point.
I think it’s evident that the cheeky Lindor smile only gets ya so far.
youtube.com/shorts/8DPyp8fazIM?si=pQdD88bqjASp_2uT
Wow! That’s an ugly set of plays (misplays).
The Mets need three changes.
1) POBO needs to go
2) Manager needs to go
3) take away pitch calling away from Alvarez. Far away as possible.
Senger is one of those real good baseball guys but steady MLB life will keep eluding him. When he got the chance to go to 2025 spring training camp he had to quit his job at Whole Foods. He ended up going north with the team since Alvarez (or was it Torrens?) was hurt. This frees up Torrens as a PH without having to take Alvarez out of the game. But it’s a single band-aid on a cluster of wounds. The coaches the Mets fired are probably having some good yucks today. The new infield coach seems to make Lindor and Semian worse. Whoops!
Interesting move to bring him up since he’s the fourth guy capable of playing catcher if you count Melendez. However, I hope Soto is ready to come back soon. Melendez will go down then.
It’s gonna be a long season
Oh the Mummy Lives! or Franksteins Monster
Ideas that could help NYM
Trade for a competent 1B
Like Isaac Paredes, Ty France, Nathaniel Lowe, or Jake Bauers.
Baty only plays 3B, 2B and DH
Vientos plus 2 more prospects is available in trades (except Tong and Benge)
Vientos IF kept plays only 3B and DH.
They should move Bichette to 2B permanently and 3B becomes a Baty/Vientos platoon maybe but probably not with Semien Semien becomes bench piece until he starts hitting better plus occasional 2B
Players trying to learn new positions in the majors on the fly is a recipe for disaster and bad defense and much losing me thinks
C’mon # Stearns what are you doing?
Is this a Second sequel to the Producers?
Intentional Sabotage etc.
Life imitates Art or vice versa.
That is All. For Now
Have a Wonderful Day. Seize the Day!
Callooh Callay Good Grief.
Yandy Diaz would be a good idea for 1B also (forgot to include) Mr Diaz and Isaac Paredes would cost more and I don’t think TB or HOU trades either unless you include some top prospects.
I think some of the lesser names I mentioned above would help alot for 1B also but not as much offensively. If you don’t have at least competent 1B play, (on bad throws, scoops, communication and decent range of field coverage you are giving teams 4 or 5 outs an inning.)
That is NOT Run Prevention.
OF I’d send Benge down to AAA for about 2+ months he needs more time in minors and away from NY pressure.
BOS OF logjam.
Headache for Cora to get playing time for everyone
I’d try really hard to convince them to trade Ceddane Raffaela. NYM would have to give up quality to get.
I don’t trade Tong for him but open to listen to all others.
Second choice would be Jarren Duran who is talented but older and has had injury/inconsistent results issues
I would give up less to acquire Duran.
I’m sure BOS might have some interest in players in NYM minors
Just some thoughts fwiw
Terrible signing for a former PED user that had a clearly fluke season. Stearns must have missed in 2024 when Mariners fans wanted to run him out of town
Stearns Plan A was (after trading Nimmo) was sign Kyle Tucker and 3B would have been a platoon of Baty (Run prevention despite Vientos defiencies) In this scenario he doesn’t sign Bichette PHI to a longer term contract.
Except LAD plays keep away and signs Tucker.
(NYY and BOS deja vu) Stearns has to quickly pivot and find a bat to help the offense.
They were determined to move on from Alonso at 1B. At the time there were still decent 1B available as FAs like Ryan O’Hearn and a few others
Starting pitching is a major problem.
Trade Senga to a West Coast team SF?. Move Peterson to the bullpen. Hope Manaea can return as a starter soon and Tong improves and is brought up.
Polanco results had all kinds of warning signs attached, too many swings and misses plus PED as mentioned above.
NYM’s deep minor league system better step up OR NO playoffs for a 2nd consecutive season.
Mendoza is on a course to get fired by Memorial Day. Who takes over? Beltran quite probably.
O’Hearn has been awesome. Lowe too. Mets outbidding Cherington on Polanco probably gets him an extension vs being fired.
Kodai Senga is to the Mets as Sonny Gray was to the Yankees. Another start like Friday and Senga will be DFA’d before his next turn.
BTW, Manaea was the long man on Friday and poured gasoline on the fire that Senga started.
If Mendoza gets fired then it would likely be an existing bench coach that takes over as a interim skipper for the rest of the season. Beltran would then become the official manager next season. But I highly doubt they would throw him in there midseason after a firing.
Too bad they don’t have Dominic Smith. He’s really raking.
Jeremy Hefner got the braves pitching top ERA.
Mutts dumped him to protect Mendoza line.
LOL Mets.
Unload Stearns Mendoza Senga Manaea Peterson Baty Taylor. Start there. Now that the damage is done, I’d rather see us lose with our top prospects than with this tired garbage. Bring up the kids and let them get their feet wet.
Polanco has just been really unlucky. Metrics much better than results. Not that he will be good or worth 20m but he can be average if healthy.
TY For Noticing 😂
Look Folks, You Can Go GG “Up The Middle” @ C, 2B, SS & CF + Either LF/RF.
You Traditionally Look For Offense On “The Corners” @ 1B, 3B, LF, RF + DH
Vientos, Bichette, Soto & Baty + Polanco Was What Was Planned… & Not A Bad One.
The Fact That Some Don’t Understand That Doesn’t Make Stearns The Idiot…
So, Now We’ve Got Benge For Soto & Alvarez @ DH… + Melendez In The Mix…
You’ve Got A GG Double Play Combo (For The Second Time In Franchise History… Go Back To The Late 20th Century To Alfonso & Ordonez)
You Cry About Defense At 1B As If The Last Guy There Was Keith Hernandez…
You Think There Is A Guaranteed Connection Between Player Salary & Performance (& How Much Do You Have To Pay Them So That They Are “Bullet-Proof” & Immune To Injury…?)
Better Get Rid Of That Rookie Pitcher So You Can Replace Him With Some Underperforming Over 35 Type On A High AAV Multi-Year Contract… Because Cohen Is Both Stupid & “Cheap.”
Finally, We Know That The Average “Critic” Would Be A Better Owner, FO, Manager &/Or Player Than Anyone Currently Affiliated With The Mets Or MLB…
“Bah, Humbug…”
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So Stearns and the manager are on borrowed time one would hope. Bullpen misuse, lineup juggling, poor signings must be addressed. This team is better than what is currently displaying and it begins with the manager and Stearns setting him up for failure is the next move.
Another coup by the smartest front office in baseball. Great use of funds Dave-O, shame Dave didn’t lock him up too five years + an option.
Seems like just yesterday the Mets were getting high praise for their great off season.
Wow, that’s gonna help us out a lot, what a joke, they should’ve promoted Clifford at least he can play 1b unlike Baty and Vientos. How much longer is Cohen and Stearns gonna wait before they do something.
Fire Mendoza, hire Girardi or Beltran.
Trade Lindor, Vientos and Senga to the Yankees for Rice (1b), Gil, Spencer Jones (RF) and Stanton’s contract can DH for us. Bichette plays SS and Baty back to 3b. We need some excitement on the Mets this team stinks.
New lineup: until Soto comes back, Benge Robert, Bichette, Stanton, Rice, Semien, Baty, Alvarez and Jones
Not a single one of those things is gonna happen.
Why not ask for Judge as well. No one is going to trade for Vientos or Senga no matter what. And Lindor is definitely under-water, though it is difficult to calculate how much.
Lindor could get more than what remains on his contract if he was a free agent which means by definition his contract is not underwater.
With what is left on all three’s contracts, I would take Lindor over Tucker or Bichette and accept the fact that the hamate bone procedure will sap his power for a couple more months.
I agree that no one will trade for Vientos or Senga unless you include a pretty good sweetener.
I was not a fan of paying big money to sign out of position players. But when Soto is back and Lindor is healthy, the Mets will be back to being a 0.500 team.
In some kind of package with other prospects some teams will be interested. Vientos is still learning to adapt to MLB pitching and his defense needs work of course; Senga with the right pitching coach still has potential. A West coast team location might help him also
I wanted O’Hearn so bad in the winter and now it hurts more and more every day they didn’t go for him. Especially now that he’s on fire and all 3 of our first basemen suck