ATLANTA — As a part of the taxi squad this weekend, Dominic Smith is a part of the Mets once more, however solely to a level.
Smith has a locker within the clubhouse and might work out with the staff, however until an damage happens, his possible ultimate days with the membership will probably be as a spectator.
“I'm actually simply right here,” Smith mentioned Friday earlier than the Mets misplaced to the Braves, 5-2, at Truist Park.
Later he joked: “I'm like Marshawn Lynch. I'm right here so I don’t get fined.”
Smith sprained his proper ankle on July 16, and through his injured listing stint the staff traded for an additional lefty bat, Daniel Vogelbach. Upon Smith’s return from the IL on Aug. 11, he was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse, the place he spent the final six weeks.
In two stints general for Syracuse this season, Smith owned a .284/.367/.472 slash line with 10 homers and 38 RBIs. For the Mets he had a slash line of .194/.276/.284 with no homers and 17 RBIs in 58 video games.
Over the winter, the Mets must determine whether or not to tender a contract to the 27-year-old Smith, who acquired $3.95 million this season. Smith was requested if he thought the Mets would commerce him.
“I don’t know if they will,” he mentioned.
However he isn’t conceding that he has performed his ultimate recreation with the group.
“Who is aware of, I may be activated in some way and simply go loopy,” Smith mentioned. “There’s plenty of unknowns.”
Supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned he discovered Wednesday that Darin Ruf had neck stiffness. The supervisor admitted he’s hoping that Ruf, who has a .413 OPS since becoming a member of the Mets on the commerce deadline, had been enjoying via discomfort and stored quiet about it.
“However I've had him in my workplace two or thrice about what may be occurring and what he’s considering,” Showalter mentioned. “I feel [the IL stint] is nice for him to type of clear the mechanism, so to talk. Simply take a step again and take use of that, of the very fact this created that state of affairs.”
Mets proprietor Steve Cohen was on the sector earlier than the sport. It’s his second journey this month to look at the Mets. He was in Milwaukee for the staff clinching a postseason berth.
“I like the place we're,” Cohen mentioned. “Let’s see if we will end it.”
Mychal Givens, who has been sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols, is predicted to throw in a simulated recreation on Saturday. The Mets will then assess his readiness for a return, in line with Showalter.
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