The New York Mets currently have only two middle infielders on the active roster. On Friday, president of baseball operations David Stearns told WCBS 880 that this roster setup is “unconventional” and acknowledged it would have to be fixed soon. Well, “soon” seemingly meant Saturday, as the Mets acquired infielder Pablo Reyes from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash.
The #RedSox today traded INF/OF Pablo Reyes to the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations. — Red Sox (@RedSox) May 25, 2024 Boston sent Reyes to Triple-A in late April after designating him for assignment. Though he remained in the organization, Reyes no longer took up a 40-man roster spot.
Because of this, New York can keep him in the minors and not use a 40-man spot on him. Mets Acquire Pablo Reyes in Trade with Red Sox The Mets need another middle infielder. If that indeed will be Reyes, the Mets will likely use him in a similar fashion to how they used Joey Wendle .
Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil will see most of the playing time, and Reyes will fill in roughly once a week. The Mets designated Wendle, now with the Atlanta Braves , over a week ago and have not filled the void until now. In 521 career at-bats, Reyes has hit .
249/.309/.349 (78 OPS+).
He lacks any sort of power, but produces solid walk and strikeout rates. This was on full display last season with the Red Sox. In a career-high 185 plate appearances, Reyes hit .
287/.339/.377 with a great strikeout rate (11.
4 percent) and.
