With 5 games remaining on the regular season schedule, the New York Mets made the decision to cut Jose Siri. He hadn’t done a whole lot. Before and after his lengthy IL stint, Siri was the worst of what we could have expected. He struck out in nearly half of his chances. His defense left a lot to be desired. The complete absence of any help offensively made him dispensable even if one of the alternatives was Cedric Mullins.
Subtracting Siri from the roster had a larger impact on the Mets. Arbitration eligible for the 2026 season and even beyond, the Mets could have decided to make a different roster move and keep Siri around for the finality of the regular season then move forward with their original center field plan set for 2025.