{"id":71598,"date":"2024-04-27T15:14:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=71598"},"modified":"2024-04-27T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:14:44","slug":"mets-roster-moves-saturdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/27\/mets-roster-moves-saturdays\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets Make Roster Moves Before Saturday&#8217;s Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets made some roster moves before Saturday afternoon&#8217;s game. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that the team placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martest01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Starling Marte<\/a> on the bereavement list and pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithdr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Smith<\/a> on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. Infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vientma01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Vientos<\/a> and pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nunezde01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dedniel N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a> were recalled from Triple-A Syracuse as roster replacements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starling Marte went to bereavement list (should be three days, Mendoza said. Vientos takes his spot on roster. <\/p>\n<p>Drew Smith headed to IL. RHP Dedniel Nunez is up with the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Will Sammon (@WillSammon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillSammon\/status\/1784272649398481198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>New York Mets Make Roster Moves on Saturday<\/h2>\n<h3>Mets Lose Starling Marte and Drew Smith<\/h3>\n<p>Marte has rebounded well from a rough 2023 campaign. Since April 13, Marte is hitting .327 with an .897 OPS and three homers. While the 35-year-old should miss only three days, he&#8217;s an important piece to the lineup. Fortunately for New York, depth pieces like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewadj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Stewart<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tayloty01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrone Taylor<\/a> have performed well this year and should see more playing time in Marte&#8217;s brief absence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carlos Mendoza says that the Mets are placing Starling Marte on the bereavement list and Drew Smith on the IL with shoulder inflammation: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AC8DyQ38JJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AC8DyQ38JJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1784273040680907164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like Marte, Smith has also stepped up after a poor 2023. In 10 innings, the righty has recored 11 strikeouts and one save with a 149 ERA+. The Mets placed southpaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/raleybr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooks Raley<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/21\/mets-bullpen-important-arm\/\" target=\"_self\">IL last weekend<\/a>, and Smith was a candidate to see increased time against lefties in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Smith will be sidelined with yet another injury. A free agent after this season, Smith has dealt with shoulder and elbow injures in the past. Evidently, a similar issues have popped up once again. Mendoza said that an MRI revealed relatively good news regarding Smith&#8217;s shoulder, and the team doesn&#8217;t expect him to be out for much longer than two weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>Mets Call Up Vientos and N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/h3>\n<p>In predictable fashion, Vientos has mashed this season in the minors. The 24-year-old hit .302 with a .923 OPS and five homers and 22 RBI in 86 at-bats this season. The slugger entered the season with little to prove, from an offensive standpoint, in the minors. However, Vientos&#8217; skillset became superfluous after the team signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martijd02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-21_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D. Martinez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vientos was optioned at the end of Spring Training mainly due a numbers game. Now, Martinez and Vientos will both be on the big-league roster <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/26\/mets-finally-activate-jd-martinez\/\" target=\"_self\">one day after Martinez made his Mets debut<\/a>. It&#8217;s funny how baseball works out this way sometimes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Vientos clubs a three-run home run to left field to tie the game! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fgdf6v59ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Fgdf6v59ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1784007356327588178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Vientos has struggled in the majors, he hasn&#8217;t received consistent at-bats. Throughout his minor league career, the young slugger typically takes around a week to get acclimated to a new level. He played every day for the last week or so of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/27\/third-base-crowded-mets\/\" target=\"_self\">2023 and had his best stretch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets roster moves on Saturday will give N\u00fa\u00f1ez his second stint in the majors. The flamethrower made one appearance earlier in the year when the Mets needed fresh bullpen arms. With the Mets just starting a stretch of 39 game in 41 days, the bullpen carousel will likely be ridden hard for the next several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fa\u00f1ez seems to be the first rider. In Triple-A this season, the 27-year-old has struck out 12 and walked three in 7 1\/3 innings. The Mets will hope this skill, plus his ability to pitch multiple innings, translates to the majors.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets made some roster moves before Saturday afternoon&#8217;s game. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that the team placed Starling Marte on the bereavement list and pitcher Drew Smith on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. Infielder Mark Vientos and pitcher Dedniel N\u00fa\u00f1ez were recalled from Triple-A Syracuse as roster replacements. 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