1:09pm: The Mets have activated Cespedes, Tim Britton of The Athletic was among those to tweet. In other moves, the Mets recalled reliever Drew Smith and optioned both first baseman Dominic Smith and right-hander Corey Oswalt to Triple-A.
8:25am: After a two-month layoff, Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes is poised to return from the disabled list Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. With the Mets set to play a three-game series at Yankee Stadium, Cespedes will likely slot in at DH over the weekend, per DiComo.
Cespedes landed on the DL in mid-May with a hip flexor, an injury that didn’t look as if it would keep him out for significant time. However, the 32-year-old suffered multiple setbacks during his rehab and will end up missing nine weeks as a result. When Cespedes went down, the Mets were a game over .500 (19-18) and no doubt expecting to compete for a playoff spot, but their season has gone in the tank in his absence. New York, which began its slide with Cespedes in the lineup, is now 39-55 and sitting in last place in the NL East.
With the Mets’ postseason hopes dead, Cespedes won’t serve as a second-half reinforcement who helps the team charge to a playoff spot. Nevertheless, he’ll attempt to rebound from a first half in which he batted a somewhat disappointing .255/.316/.474 in 152 plate appearances before succumbing to injury.
A lack of availability has been a major problem for Cespedes since last season – the first of a four-year, $110MM contract – as lower body injuries limited him to 81 games then and 37 thus far in 2018. To this point, then, the deal hasn’t worked out for the Mets, who kept Cespedes from leaving in free agency after he helped them to playoff berths (including an NL pennant) in 2015-16.
I’m actually willing to bet he stays off the DL this time…
There are whispers he’s open to a move to 1st base to keep him healthy. The outfielder played first base Wednesday for the Gulf Coast League Mets, the Rookie level minor league team as part of his rehab, and went 1-for-4 with a 3-R homer.
And coincidentally he is coming off the DL just in time for a series in Yankee Stadium.
Could he being showing off to be Bird’s replacement?
Not saying this is why, but it’s always fun to pour some gasoline on the conspiracy fire!
Stoke that imaginary fire – but definitely not happen. I would much rather Bird
He was and played a big role in Mets’ 7-5 victory over NYY
Cespedes went 2-for-4 and homered off the foul pole in his first game since May 14.
As far as his position? DH. interleague game with NYY.
“Baseball is a fickle mistress.”
It’s great that the Mets put him into action as close as possible to MLB pitching. That 3 run homer was a monster off of a high school pitcher.
What’s the over/under in Cespedes making it toLabor Day without tweaking something?
He’s another Mets player who can only rise to the occasion when the prospect of winning is great.
Playing for a loser directly affects his ability to stay on the field. His Florida home has an amazing pool with mist sprayers to keep cool from the sunshine and heat.
“Playing for a loser directly affects his ability to stay on the field.”
Another trollish and nonsensical dropping from mikeyank. He was playing for a winner when he was injured. Also, the way to make your case would be by comparing the yearly W-L records of the teams he has played for with his yearly DL time to see if there’s any correlation. I realize that would require a little work, and there’s always the possibility that you’d discover that your sense of things was wrong again. But that’s just not the mikeyank style. Why do any work when you can just start with a conclusion, provide zero evidence in support and then ridicule and insult those who question you.
“What’s the over/under in (sic) Cespedes making it to Labor Day without tweaking something?
Dunno, but I’ll take the “under”. What’s the over/under on you making it to Labor Day without trolling Mets fans. (Rhetorical question, I know.)
“had prevented you for remembering” (sic)
“It’s really hard of him to drink water and avoid golfing.” (sic)
Are your comments written in another language and then sent through some translation app? If so, pay the four bucks and go for the “Pro” version as the “Lite” version isn’t serving you well.
“ . . . you can do a quick google search on . . . “
No, that’s your job. You made the statement, you prove the statement. Surely you don’t expect folks to take your word for it, mikeyank?
“ . . . you can take more meds if your anger persists.”
If your trolling persists, a barbed-wire suppository is indicated.
Is this funner then your sometimes verbal barbs with X?
Annnnnnnndddddd he’s hurt again.
For how long?
Won’t make it 2 weeks without tweaking a quad or something else.
Very suspicious constant breakdowns.
Are you suggesting PED’s? No one would every do that with the new testing rules in place…
Outside of all the people taking their “80 game suspensions”!
He’s a fragile lil guy
Wouldn’t 1st base be worse? His injuries are always quad and hip pointer which I would think get overworked when you spend all your time crouching to field ground balls
At first glance I read “return” and “retire” and lost it.
He is a diva and since he has his money he does not care. There is a reason teams like Oakland, Boston and Detroit traded him
Great sacrifice for Ces to come back and play MLB.
His short game on and around the greens was just getting decent.
It’s the first thing to go when you don’t get out on the golf course consistently enough.
And Lester with his announcement tonight he inspired Syn to lose noticeable velocity on his fastball so that he could go golfing in a few days with his buddy.! Someone has to insure that Ces drinks enough water.
Or is it that after a long layoff for the All-Star game, after a long layoff for (WHATEVER) “Thor” is really damaged goods?
Real baseball fans who are loyal to the Mets fans should join the boycott:
-Don’t purchase any more tickets!
-Don’t Watch SNY!
Belligerent Mets fans like Know-It-All Flaw should just get new meds and seek council. You will have another couple of years to work out your depression with your shrink and be able to enjoy stress free baseball when the team returns to contention in 2023.
Another brilliant contract by the Mets.
Maybe Mets get lucky and some team claims him in August.
I suppose it isn’t outside realm of possibility that if he were to catch fire for the next month that some contender might be desperate enough to take on his salary. As things stand, I can’t imagine who, but maybe if an injury occurs and if Mets eat the remainder of this year’s salary so that it won’t push someone over tax for this season, maybe it’s possible. He has shown that when he is healthy and gives a damn that he can be a special player.
Hey Jake-
NO there are no teams desperate to take on a player owed north of $50 million in 2019-2020, and especially with his track record.
The dummy should have had surgery in MAY. That would have put him in line to come back before the ASG next year. Now 2019 is shot.
He’ll be back on the DL in a week.
For those that doubt, I AM a fan of all three teams. Proud to say that too!
Unfortunately, I’m NOT proud to say this clown Cespedes duped me twice! Has/had cannon for an arm. Hit some beauties too. Thought he was a good deal for Sox….nope.
Then I fall for him again when the Mets got him. Send this guy back to Cuba.
Hopefully he does well the next week or so than the Mets could trade him lol.
2 for 3 with a solo HR
He’s hot ! Trade him now
Who wants damaged goods both physically and emotionally?
Yikes I hadn’t kept tabs on Smith this year but I didn’t think he’d be this bad
They should have traded him last year when he still had value and sign one of 3-4 cheap 1B options. A-Gon was never a real option, but the Wilson’s loooooove old players who only cost the league minimum.
Smith really had no value last offseason. The window to trade him closed a year ago, but at the time he looked to be arriving at a perfect time to replace Duda.
I had assumed the plan this past offseason was to play Bruce at 1b if AGonz didn’t work out, and I thought that was a reasonable plan. Like so many things with the Mets, it didn’t work out.
Hey Hojo-as long as you support Abbott & Costello’s team (aka-Coupons) they are likely to piss away resources when they are forced to spend.
No REAL feee agent talent will sign with this sad franchise. Even if they put up the $$, their reputation will prevent any player who cares about winning from signing.
Join the resistance:
-Do not buy Mets tickets.
-Avoid watching SNY.
He needs to head to the AL and b a DH. That will help his longevity
All this hate. Gotta love his Mr. T jewelry though.
About friggin time. Hope he doesn’t get a hang nail, he’ll be out for the season.
don’t understand anything this mets team does?
why sign bruce if not to put him at first, where was conforto
gonna play ? not center with no spring training coming off an injury.
and just exactly who was gonna play center? not lagares again?
we all know the definition of insanity. but if bruce was gonna play first
why didn’t they trade smith? its like a vicious circle with this team
Hey Just-ending the vicious circle is IN YOUR HANDS:
Boycott the Mets:
No more tickets to mets games
No SNY