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3 Mets who won’t be on the roster by October 1 and why

By Noah Yingling

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 20: Starling Marte #6 of the New York Mets in action against the Philadelphia Phillies during game two of a double header at Citizens Bank Park on August 20, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 20: Starling Marte #6 of the New York Mets in action against the Philadelphia Phillies during game two of a double header at Citizens Bank Park on August 20, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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Darin Ruf, Mets
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 01: Darin Ruf #28 of the New York Mets looks on before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on September 01, 2022 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Dodgers 5-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Mets 1B/OF Darin Ruf

Darin Ruf was one of the acquisitions that the Mets made at the trade deadline. They traded J.D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki, and two minors to the Giants for Ruf. It was a bad trade at the time that has been made even worse since.

With the Giants, he was hitting slightly below league average (97 OPS+). In 23 games with the Mets, Ruf is hitting .151/.190/.208 with an OPS+ of 14.

The aforementioned Starling Marte could return by October 1 and if he does, Ruf should be on his way out the door because he has, quite simply, been a complete liability. Even if Marte doesn’t return from the IL by October 1 (which seems increasingly likely), they should turn to somebody like Dom Smith, who is in Triple-A.

Getting rid of Ruf would be admitting that they made a mistake but better late than never.

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