The Mets are reportedly “shifting towards” a minor league take care of Luke Voit, in keeping with Joel Sherman of the New York Publish. SNY’s Andy Martino reported earlier this afternoon that the perimeters have been discussing a possible deal, which would come with an invitation to massive league Spring Coaching.
Voit, who celebrated his thirty third birthday earlier this week, began the 2023 season with the Brewers however struggled via 22 video games with the large league membership, hitting simply .221/.284/.265 with a 36.5% strikeout charge and simply three additional base hits (all doubles) in 74 journeys to the plate. That temporary stint in Milwaukee was the one massive league motion Voit noticed final yr, although he did rake to the tune of a .263/.420/.615 slash line on the Triple-A stage in 45 video games cut up between the Brewers and the Mets, the latter of whom he signed on with in June of final yr after being launched by Milwaukee earlier within the month.
Whereas Voit’s 2023 marketing campaign definitely left one thing to be desired, he’s additionally loved his fair proportion of success all through seven seasons within the massive leagues. Voit made his debut in 2017 as a member of the Cardinals and hit to roughly league common outcomes throughout a 62-game stint on the membership’s bench, although he wouldn’t stay within the group for lengthy as he was traded to the Yankees within the deal that despatched Giovanny Gallegos to St. Louis. That kicked off an unimaginable four-year stint within the Bronx the place Voit slashed a whopping .270/.362/.519, together with a dominant exhibiting within the shortened 2020 season that earned him a ninth-place end in NL MVP voting.
Voit’s tenure with the Yankees got here to an finish after the membership landed Anthony Rizzo in a take care of the Cubs previous to the 2021 commerce deadline earlier than deciding to increase him the next offseason. With Rizzo entrenched at first base for the foreseeable future, the Yankees determined to flip Voit to the Padres simply earlier than the beginning of the 2022 season. Voit appeared in simply 82 video games for San Diego earlier than he was swapped as soon as once more, this time to the Nationals as a part of the blockbuster that despatched Juan Soto to San Diego (the place, coincidentally, Soto would finally discover himself traded to the Bronx again in December.)
If the deal is accomplished, Voit would supply the Mets with a veteran slugger who sports activities a 121 wRC+ for his profession within the majors. Whereas Voit definitely received’t be usurping star slugger Pete Alonso’s position because the membership’s on a regular basis first baseman, Voit may present competitors for teenager Mark Vientos for the position of the membership’s main DH to open the season if the deal is accomplished. All indicators in latest months have pointed towards the Mets providing Vientos an opportunity to determine himself within the majors to open the 2024 marketing campaign, although he’s struggled to a .205/.255/.354 slash line in 274 journeys to the plate at this level in his main league profession. If Vientos’s struggles proceed, Voit’s presence may give the membership a veteran fallback possibility as they attempt to stay aggressive in 2024 whereas primarily specializing in constructing for the 2025 season and past.
