The Mets announced that outfielder Josh Reddick has been released from his minor league contract. Reddick joined the Mets earlier this month, shortly after the Diamondbacks also released the veteran.
Though Reddick received only 38 plate appearances over 11 games at Triple-A Syracuse, he didn’t produce much in that small sample size, hitting only .182/.289/.303 with one home run. This performance came on the heels of a .258/.285/.371 slash line in 158 PA with the Diamondbacks, after Reddick signed a minors deal with Arizona in April and was selected to the big league roster in May.
Now a veteran of 13 MLB seasons, Reddick hasn’t provided above-average offensive production (as per wRC+ or OPS+) since the 2017 season, when he was a key member of the Astros’ World Series team. Since the start of the 2018 campaign, Reddick has hit only .258/.314/.397 over 1405 PA at the big league level. The left-handed hitting Reddick doesn’t have much extra value in terms of splits over those four seasons, though he has traditionally wielded a strong outfield glove (mostly playing in right field).
If Reddick is signed prior to August 31, he would be eligible for another team’s postseason roster, should a club be looking for an experienced outfield bat. Clearly he wasn’t in the Mets’ plans for the stretch run, and Reddick seemed like a bit of an imperfect fit anyway considering that starting outfielders Brandon Nimmo, Dominic Smith, and Michael Conforto all hit from the left side. (Jeff McNeil, another lefty bat, has also been seeing more outfield work as of late.)
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I dont think it’s fair to condemn everyone;
Some are implicated worse than others.
I mean he had his best season of his career when they had the scandal and his production dropped off a cliff after that season soooooo
“I have nothing, therefore take my upvote.”
Possible. But still feels coincidental.
Like people accusing Chris Davis (Orioles’) takin PEDs, when “amphetamines” got prescribed for.
The Monster season from Chris Davis wasnt from that. feels the same… Have happy life, Davis, wherever u are
Chris Davis nothing to do with Reddick the cHeaTeR
Samer: Yup. The OWNER is the one that should have been suspended. Whatever happened to the “man” in charge being responsible?
I’m with you some. But it’s the owner who pisses me off. Also if they just strip the title from the team that would have cleaned it all up. No need for anything else.
They cheated for the championship, take that away and they have nothing. And everyone else could move on.
The problem is that it wasn’t just the astros. Just like it wasn’t just a handful of players with peds. I’m sure every team did something similar the astros just did it a stupid way.
I think the latest crackdown on pitchers proved that there’s a lot more cheating going on than anyone would care to admit. But it’s easy for people to hate on the Astros because they ultimately won the World Series and then got caught. Never mind all the other teams that had juicers during the steroid era that won or teams that won with other various cheaters. Like they say, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t get caught.
Yeah except the got a WS. Take away the WS and they’re “just like everyone else”. Let them keep it and they’re entitled, whiny, defensive a-holes.
If MLB didn’t punish them, then they think they did nothing wrong and screw fair play. Great lesson kids. Cheat and be rewarded. Maybe that works in sports, but if your kid doesn’t end up in sports he’s going be a whiny, defensive, unloved a-hole.
Meh, all the other whiny, defensive, a-holes will love the kid. It’s the one with dignity everyone is gonna hate, trust me.
You are a LoSeR
Get over it and move on!!
See the funny thing is I (as a dodger fan) was mocking those that persist to attack the astros
Heh, I understood. The key is in the way it’s wRiTtEn
Hasn’t provided consistent offensive production since *2017* as member of the *Trashtros*
#BackToTheFutureII
#ManfredCoverUp
F the Astros but calling someone a cheater just seems juvenile.
Exactly. It’s “guilty by association.”
This kind of reminds me of “Shoeless Joe”
Some swear he’s innocent and deservesHOF; Everyone on Astros’ team if they HOF career;
Wonder if “guilty by association” will get them.
I dont see Josh Reddick as the “ring leader”
Ownership needs to take responsibility;
See see the stars of 2017-2018 — Correa, Springer, Altuve, Bregman – talented, didn’t need to cheat in order to excel but did anyway imo
Josh Reddick is just trying to make it in mlb Lol.
I dont look at him differently,
Good he was taking at bats away from Lee
Making room for Polanco?
No. A. Polanco sucks and is a downgrade. B. Reddick wasn’t taking up a valuable spot anyway. …. Polanco is a -1.3 WAR. So no.
You seem place tremendous faith in WAR. Help me to understand it. How is it determined? After all, I know you’re all about the evidence.
Polanco is -2.1 WAR player to you pal
No
Cohen would
The last time he was good was when he knew what pitch was coming.
There’s actual evidence that that wasn’t the case.
I don’t think people still whining about nonsense that care much about evidence
“Clearly [Reddick] wasn’t in the Mets’ plans for the stretch run. . . .” Are the Mets having a stretch run? I didn’t know that. I guess they’ve been keeping it a secret until now.
Well, up until recently…
The stretch run the Mets are having is surrender first place to the Phillies who went on a modest 6 game winning streak and surrendered first place to the Braves who went on a more superior 9 game winning streak before meeting the Yankees who are the biggest fish here by winning 13 in a row, and are actually putting together a stretch run, instead of watching the division slowly slip from there reach.
That, is one heck of a sentence.
Now release Conforto
Release you from the fan base
What fanbase? Yankees & Mets —are opposites.
Must be mixing them up w/ crosstown rivals.
Releasing Conforto would be moronic. Bad take. Talk radio is wondering where you are.
You don’t watch the games, you just look at a spreadsheet on baseball reference and think you know baseball. Conforto is awful. 215 batting average, 9hrs, and 33 rbis when hes basically missed only 15 games. Never hits in the clutch and doesn’t deserve to be a starter. The fact is ever since he got reinstated from the injury list, the Mets have had the worst record in the division. You can go look that up just like how you look up stats over watching the games. They won more games without him than they did with him because he kills the offense and is an automatic out
Like I said, talk radio. Blah blah clutch. Blah blah blah, I saw him strikeout so therefore everyone else is better. (You know who the best player in the NFL is every year? The backup QB for the Jets).
You gotta be pretty lousy to get released from this Mets team.
The Yankees can use him because you can expect injuries with them! Sign a minor league contract! Can’t hurt!
The inevitable injury will though
Shame, I forget this guy was still in the game.
think gave the Astros a good return on his contract.
Of course, seems, Mets are where careers go to die.
Spectacularly, 2021 is Reddick’s age-34 season.
Samer
In other news, Baez “boo’d” Met fans. Gotta love this guy. The ego is strong and he should not be back.
Seriously, if the Mets want to compete next year, bring in guys who care more about the team more than themselves. Lindor is stuck in NY now but get rid of Stroman and Baez.
Serious question. I get not wanting Baez back but other than being a bit mouthy, what’s wrong with Stroman?
Stroman has a small stature;
Looks like a future bust bad contract,
I’d think he’ll injury-prone, maybe it’s Mets’ bias
I think he was asking about why I don’t like Stroman’s personality.
He just rubs me the wrong way, but as you said – he talks a lot.
Oh funny enough, I didn’t even know Lindor jumped into the action with Baez. Baez is the new kid on the block, but Lindor is just making himself a villain. He is an overpaid idiot who has not performed to expectations, yet he has the cajones to boo the fans. Looks like the Mets may be headed towards disaster with that contract.
Maybe if he focused less on his hair and the color shoes he wears, he would start hitting again.
I hate the Lindor contract but I think he’s handled himself very well considering. He’s owned up to his failure thus far and is taking the booing in stride.
If the Mets want to win. The Braves should get thier injury luck and the Braves need to stop getting lucky with soler and duval giving them acuna production…
uh oh, someone is sweating, knee weak arms are heavy huh? Your Mutts are running out of time? Feeling the pressure?
As biased as Metsfan’s views are, you give them the higher ground when you use childish terminology like “mutts”.
Reminds me of mikeyank55..
Where are you, mike?
Wonder what complain’d be now. Memories. 🙂
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YOU GOTTA LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MUSIC THE MOMENT!!! YES YES YES
How is their production lucky? The Braves acquired them at the deadline to replace Acuna’s production….
“need to stop getting lucky” lmao
What I cant fathom is why Baez tends to keep swinging for power when he was a more complete player and arguably even hit better for power before he sold out on it.
Baez is seeming more and more like he’s not the brightest bulb.
Baez is a cancer. Not worth the money he wants. Doubt any team will give it to him so maybe him going to free agency will humble his immature ego. His actions aren’t worth the ok production he gives.
So, he’s a still in his prime, Jose Reyes?
Recall, wanted “$100M?” were the days.
This is a quote from Baez in today’s interview re: Baez/Lindor’s thumbs-down to each other/crowd using to celebrate wins:
“We’re going to struggle seven times out of 10. It just feels bad when … I strike out and get booed. It doesn’t really get to me but I want to let them know that when we’re successful, we’re going to do the same thing to let them know how it feels.”
Yeah, this isn’t going to end well. NYM gave up a nice piece in Crow-Armstrong for this rental in Baez. Good luck to him.
Crow-Armstrong could never pass AAA and the Cubs still win the trade
Ted Williams once spit in the direction of booing fans, paid his fine, then said he was right and would do it again. Was he a cancer, too?
Baez, a career 3 WAR a year player ain’t no Ted Williams, 6.4 WAR+/year.
Baez disrespected a stadium full of people, and is a rental. Williams played his entire career in Boston and engaged with some hecklers.
Oakland calls this guy next?
Moneyball Part 3: Redemption.
Here’s a fork, go ahead and stick him.
Lol
Stros already got Marwin back, why not add Josh too?!
Calling Gattis …..
mutts are a complete joke, especially with the baez booing fiasco.
I like your username
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Just…. Joshing!
Meddlesome owner. Idiot fans. No good players will want to play for the Mets.
So business as usual, got it.
Money money money. Lol. Everyone thought Steinbrenner was a huge ass. Everyone still wanted the limelight and the $$$$
Different era. Different organization. Players want to win. The Mets are far away from that. The best players will get better offers. And now we have the team’s brass encouraging people to boo.
I farted after reading all this. Thank you
Why do I need to now…
You had chili for breakfast?
How do they release the GM?
You fire him?
I think someone will acquire Josh Reddick before long.
Kwell