2 popular former Mets players are headed to the waiver wire

Roster cuts are common for everyone at this point of the season. Whether it’s for the purpose of shedding some salary, going with a better option in an attempt to capture a playoff spot, or getting a look at some options for next season, it’s a much more common occurrence to see players designated for assignment and eventually released. Yesterday two former Mets lost their jobs.

Dominic Smith is out in Beantown

The return of Triston Casas to the playoff-hopeful Boston Red Sox sends Dominic Smith to the waiver wire. He managed to see a lot of action in Boston, logging 278 plate appearances. The results weren’t great, slashing .237/.317/.390 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. He did manage to pile up 20 doubles which matches what he did in 493 plate appearances back in 2021 with the Mets. It was one shy of the career-high he had in 2020 (how?) and again in 2023 as a member of the Washington Nationals.

Nearly all of Smith’s time with the Red Sox was spent as a first baseman. The ill-fated left field experience while with the Mets hasn’t been re-explored with any other team. Interestingly, Smith did make 3 appearances on the mound for the Red Sox this season. The result came out to 3 innings, 2 hits, a walk, and no runs across. If this hitting thing doesn’t work out…nah.

Luis Guillorme is done in Ocean County

Way out west where the Mets spent an infinite amount of time earlier this month and will later on, the Los Angeles Angels decided to DFA Luis Guillorme. He hadn’t been much better than Smith. A .231/.302/.298 slash line in his 117 trips to the plate, the beloved former Mets utility man has seen his playing time diminish further and his bat go cold. His last hit was on July 30. He has played only two complete games since.

The Angels aren’t playing for anything more than to be a pain for others. While they were able to take two of three from the Mets during the recent visit, they’ve shifted more toward thinking about the future. Guillorme is not a part of it. Replacing him on the roster will be Niko Kavadas who was just traded by the Red Sox to the Angels. A first baseman, coincidentally enough, this isn’t quite six degrees of Kevin Bacon but it further links these two ex-Mets who lost their jobs on the same day.

Don’t worry about them, though. They’ll bounce back on their feet somewhere. We’ll just hope they don’t have any ill will toward the team they were originally drafted by.