The Mets have made some expected roster moves ahead of their series opener against the Cardinals.
The Mets have made a few unsurprising roster moves ahead of their series opener against the Cardinals tonight at Citi Field, as the team has called up José Azócar and Max Kranick, optioned Justin Hagenman to Syracuse, and placed Jose Siri on the injured list.
Since the team held out on placing Siri on the injured list until today, they were able to temporarily option Kranick to the minors yesterday to make room for Hagenman on the active roster and bring him back today since he’s taking the place of a teammate who went on the injured list. An optioned pitcher would have to wait fifteen days before being called back up if there isn’t a corresponding IL placement that creates the exception to the rule.
With Siri expected to miss a significant amount of time, Azócar gets the first crack at sticking at the major league level. After hitting .250/.283/.318 in spring training games, the 28-year-old has hit just .244/.367/.366 in 49 plate appearances with Syracuse to start the season. He’s hit one home run and stolen four bases in that time.
Kranick has put up a 1.54 ERA and a 2.92 FIP in 11.2 innings with the Mets so far after making the Opening Day roster following a strong showing in spring training.
Despite having struggled in his outings for Syracuse this year, Hagenman’s major league debut was a success yesterday, as he threw three-and-one-third innings while being charged with just one run.
And before breaking his leg, Siri had just 24 plate appearances with a .050/.208/.100 line, a pair of stolen bases, and no home runs.