After news broke late last night that the Mets would be calling up their top prospect, Francisco Álvarez, we now have a corresponding roster move to go with it. To clear roster space for the 20-year-old Álvarez, the Mets have placed Darin Ruf on the IL, and DFA’d Alex Claudio to make room for Alvarez on the 40-man roster.
Though his primary position is catcher, the Mets will most likely use Álvarez as a DH against left handed pitching in the final six games of the regular season, and maybe the postseason. Darin Ruf was supposed to be that man for the Mets during the stretch run, but his .