Ahead of today’s game against the Marlins, the Mets optioned MJ Melendez and Christian Scott to Triple-A. In addition to those moves, they Adbert Alzolay, Christian Arroyo, Nick Burdi, Jose Rojas, and Daniel Duarte to minor league camp. The Mets now have 46 players left at spring training with nine days to go until Opening Day.
Melendez was competing for a bench spot with the team and had enjoyed a pretty strong showing in Port St. Lucie. In 11 at-bats, he hit two home runs and scored four runs, hitting
.364 with an 1.364 OPS. He also suited up for Puerto Rico in the WBC, going hitless in four at-bats with two walks and a run scored. The Mets had signed Melendez to a split deal back on February 8, which would be worth $1.5 million with $500K in incentives if he was on the major league roster. Melendez was a top prospect as recently as 2022, when he was a catcher. He has since played primarily as a corner outfielder and was competing for that role with the club.
Scott meanwhile, is looking to work his way back from Tommy John Surgery, which cost him his 2025 season. The right-hander, who allowed three earned runs in three-innings plus and took the loss in last night’s game against the Nationals, made two appearances for the Mets this spring and posted a 4.50 ERA with eight strikeouts in six innings of work. He will continue to get looks in Triple-A and could find himself back in the majors should anyone in the team’s rotation suffer an injury, or if anyone underperforms.
