Gary Sánchez DFA’d by Mets after short stint

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Published 25.05.2023
Gary Sánchez DFA’d by Mets after short stint
Gary Sánchez designated for task by Mets

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CHICAGO — All instructed, the Gary Sánchez experiment lasted six days, three video games and 7 plate appearances.

“We tried to do some things while Tomás was out,” stated supervisor Buck Showalter. “Now Tomás is back, and we’re going in a different direction. We’re trying to make the club as good as it can be each day. I think it is now with Tomás back.”

Nido will resume his common function because the Mets’ backup catcher behind Francisco Alvarez, whose latest scorching streak performed no less than some issue within the determination to DFA Sánchez. Entering Thursday’s sequence finale at Wrigley Field, Alvarez had homered 3 times in 4 video games to supply a 1.687 OPS over that stretch. His slash line in May was .294/.379/.667, putting him among the many recreation’s high offensive catchers.

“Francisco is doing well,” Showalter stated, lauding Alvarez’s protection in addition to his contributions on the plate. “It’s just the combination of getting Tomás back and [Alvarez] doing well, too. Our depth is good there at that position.”

“I’m a huge fan of him,” Nido added. “I’ve always been. I’ve always told him he belongs here.”

The Mets now have seven days to commerce Sánchez (unlikely) or place him on outright waivers. While Sánchez could conform to go to Triple-A Syracuse within the absence of higher alternatives exterior the group, the Mets can not drive him to take action. If Sánchez desires a launch, the Mets should grant it. He was beforehand launched this 12 months by the Giants, earlier than the Mets scooped him up on a Minor League deal that grew to become value a prorated portion of $1.5 million as soon as he made the large league roster.

Sánchez, 30, final performed usually within the Majors for the Twins in 2022, batting .205 with a .659 OPS over 128 video games. He is 4 years faraway from his most up-to-date All-Star season with the Yankees.

“I’m not sure what Gary’s plans are from here,” Showalter stated.

As for the Mets, the crew will roll with a catching tandem of Alvarez and Nido for roughly the subsequent two weeks, till Omar Narváez is able to return from the injured checklist. The crew’s beginning catcher coming into the season, Narváez strained his left calf early in April and has been sidelined ever since, however he started a Minor League rehab task Thursday with High-A Brooklyn. He’s eligible to return from the IL on June 5 and ought to be activated on or round that point.

Once Narváez returns, the Mets might want to determine how finest to separate time between him and Alvarez. They additionally should decide the long-term way forward for Nido, who signed a two-year, $3.7 million contract final offseason to purchase out his remaining arbitration years. Carrying three catchers is an possibility, particularly given Alvarez’s potential as a part-time designated hitter.

But with that call nonetheless greater than per week away, the Mets aren’t sweating it.

“We’ll see,” Showalter stated. “Omar’s not too far down the road, hopefully, but sometimes things change. Maybe he’s not ready in 11 games or whatever it is. We’ll see. I’m glad we went down that [Sánchez] path, and I’m glad Tomás is back.”