Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Mets will select Christopher Morel’s contract from Triple‑A Syracuse and add him to the active roster before the team’s game with the Padres.
- Morel has produced a torrid stretch in Syracuse, hitting roughly .321/.382/.716 with 12 home runs in Triple‑A play, and that surge is the proximate reason cited for the promotion.
- The club must clear a spot on both its 26‑man active roster and its 40‑man roster to complete the move, which will require a corresponding roster transaction.
- Miami remains responsible for the remainder of Morel’s $2 million guarantee, so the Mets will only pay his prorated league‑minimum salary while he is on New York’s roster.
- A high‑variance, multi‑position player, Morel showed early MLB power with the Cubs before a prolonged decline; the Mets plan to use him as a right‑handed bench/utility option that could supplant a current bench player such as Cristian Pache or Gabriel Arias if he performs.