The Mets announced today that outfielder has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, fellow outfielder has been designated for a signment. reported Siris DFA prior to the official announcement. Siri was acquired from the Rays in the offseason, with the Mets sending right-hander to Tampa in exchange. That deal has clearly been a bust for the Mets. Siri has spent most of the 2025 season on the injured list. When healthy, he hasnt performed well. Taylors return squeezes him off the roster. Siri is out of options and cant be easily sent back down to the minors. He is making $2.4MM this year and would have been due a raise in arbitration going into next year. The Mets were probably planning to non-tender him this winter anyway, so he gets cut today instead. The Mets surely knew they were getting a flawed player, but also one with clear attributes. In 2023, Siri hi Wes Iwundu Jersey 25 home runs for the Rays, stole 12 bases and provided strong center field defense. His 35.7% strikeout rate and 5.5% walk rate were both awful figures but the power still helped him produce a .222/.267/.494 line and 106 wRC+. When combined with his speed and defense, he was worth 2.6 wins above replacement, in the eyes of FanGraphs. His performance backed up a bit last year. He increased his walk rate slightly to 6.9%, though his strikeout rate also ticked up to 37.9%. His home run tally dropped to 18, in a larger sample of plate appearances. His .187/.255/.366 batting line and 78 wRC+ showed clear regre sion at the plate, but he still put up 1.8 fWAR thanks to his speed and defense. But as mentioned, his 2025 season has not looked like that at all. He fouled a ball off himself in April and suffered a fractured left tibia. He was expected to mi s eight to ten weeks but he ended up mi sing about five months, getting reinstated from the injured list earlier in September. When not on the IL, his performance has been decidedly lacking. It has only been 36 plate appearances but Siri struck out in 47.2% of those and has produced a .063/.167/.125 line. Taylor hasnt been great this year, but his tepid .218/.277/.315 line is still well beyond Siris production. The Mets acquired at the deadline to try to fortify the center field position. That hasnt really worked out either, as Mullins is hitting .188/.287/.291 since joining the Mets, but thats also a notch above Siris performance this year and Mullins has a greater track record as well. started a game in center this week as well, though hes back in left today with Taylor taking over up the middle. Time will tell how the Mets fill the position going forward but they have decided there was no room for Siri. With the trade deadline having pa sed long ago, the only choice will be to put Siri on waivers. He would have no appeal to other clubs in the short term. As mentioned, hes been in poor form. He also wouldnt be postseason eligible with any claiming team. He can be controlled via arbitration for two more seasons, so its theoretically po sible for another club to have interest in claiming him with an eye on next year. If he pa ses through waivers unclaimed, he would have the right to reject an outright a signment, as a player with at least three years of big league service time. Its po sible he would decide to accept such an a signment, however. If the Mets make the playoffs and someone gets injured, he could be added back to the roster and perhaps play a role in the postseason. There would also be a small financial consideration, as he has le s than five years of service time. That means he would have to forfeit his remaining salary commitments in order to elect free agency. At this late stage of the campaign, that would be just a few thousand dollars, but the combination of that cash and the po sibility of factoring into the playoffs could be enough for him to accept. In that scenario, he would have another chance to elect free agency at seasons end. Photo courtesy of Troy Taormina, Imagn Images Dominique Wilkins Jersey