NEW YORK — The Mets intend to see how potent Gary Sánchez‘s bat nonetheless is.
Sánchez was added to the lively roster earlier than Friday’s sequence opener in opposition to the Guardians. The eight-year veteran figures to separate reps at catcher with rookie Francisco Álvarez, and at designated hitter with various others. The membership optioned catcher Michael Pérez to Triple-A Syracuse as a corresponding transfer.
To make room on the 40-man roster for Sánchez, the membership moved Tim Locastro to the 60-day injured listing. The Mets additionally introduced Tomás Nido will begin a rehab project with Single-A St. Lucie.
It’s a low-risk, doubtlessly high-reward gamble for a crew that has struggled with its energy manufacturing in current weeks. When Sánchez grew to become a free agent earlier this month, the Mets snapped him up on a Minor League deal, below the situation that he might decide out of his contract if the crew didn’t add him to its roster by May 19. With that deadline looming, the Mets determined Thursday to make the transfer.
In Sánchez, they’re including a 30-year-old two-time All-Star who has struggled to the tune of a .195/.287/.394 slash line over the previous three seasons for the Yankees and Twins. Sánchez is 4 years faraway from his most up-to-date All-Star season, wherein he clubbed 34 homers with an .841 OPS for the Yankees.
Since becoming a member of Triple-A Syracuse, Sánchez has batted .318 with a 1.077 OPS in seven video games, splitting time between catcher and DH.
The Mets now intend to see if he can replicate that kind of manufacturing on the highest stage. In the brief time period, Sánchez ought to discover a respectable share of alternatives behind the plate, with each Omar Narváez (strained left calf) and Nido (dry eye syndrome) on the injured listing. By the time Narváez and Nido return over the subsequent two to a few weeks, the crew ought to have a greater deal with on what Sánchez can present.
Sánchez can also be prone to siphon DH at-bats away from Daniel Vogelbach, Tommy Pham, Mark Canha and Mark Vientos. A right-handed hitter, he options reverse platoon splits for his profession.
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