Pablo Reyes has cleared waivers and been seen outright to Triple-A Syracuse, in response to his transaction go browsing MLB.com. The Mets designated Reyes for project earlier this week after buying Eddy Alvarez from the Purple Sox.
This marks the fourth time Reyes has been outrighted in his profession, so he has the selection to reject the project in favor of free company. Nevertheless, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com studies that Reyes “stays within the group” following his DFA, which appears to recommend the veteran infielder has accepted the project. That may make sense, contemplating the truth that Reyes shall be eligible to play for the Mets in October in the event that they make the postseason. Reyes was a member of the group earlier than the September 1 deadline for postseason eligibility, and as Tim Healey of Newsday Sports activities factors out, he by no means left the group. So long as the Mets add him again to the 40-man, they’ll put him on any potential playoff rosters.
Alvarez, then again, joined the group after the deadline, so he won’t be eligible for postseason play. That might clear a path for Reyes to rejoin the membership in October. In the meantime, if Reyes had been to elect free company and latch on elsewhere, he would not be eligible to affix his new group within the playoffs.
Reyes, 31, performed only one recreation for New York this season earlier than his DFA, coming in as a pinch-runner for J.D. Martinez on September 1. Previous to becoming a member of the Mets, he appeared in 233 video games with the Pirates, Brewers, and Purple Sox from 2018-24. He has a pitiful .248/.309/.349 profession slash line with eight residence runs and a 78 wRC+. With offensive numbers like that, his worth comes from the truth that he can play succesful protection throughout the diamond. Given the Mets’ restricted infield depth following Jeff McNeil’s wrist damage, it’s not unattainable to think about Reyes making his approach onto the group’s postseason roster ought to they maintain onto an NL Wild Card berth. Nevertheless, the information that the Mets are selling high prospect Luisangel Acuña doesn’t precisely bode nicely for Reyes’s probabilities.
