The Mets have claimed 30-year-old outfielder Jared Oliva off waivers from the Giants and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. In very limited major league playing over the course of his career, Oliva has hit just .175/.212/.206 with an 8 wRC+ in 66 plate appearances.
Oliva hasn’t fared all that much better in Triple-A this year, though, with a .241/.288/.315 line in 60 plate appearances. He had a much better year last year in his lone season with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate, as he hit .252/.335/.413
with 11 home runs and 57 stolen bases.
The Mets have not yet announced a corresponding move on their 40-man roster, but they’ll have to make one. There are 41 players listed on the team’s 40-man roster at the time of this writing. There are no obvious candidates to move to the 60-day injured list to clear a spot, but there are several players who figure to be candidates for getting designated for assignment.
