Semien to IR, Mauricio up

[seawolf17]

Left hip flexor strain, apparently.

I mean, that's gonna happen when you let the second oldest middle infielder in MLB play 99.9% of your innings.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Curse of the free jersey giveaway

[Edgy MD]

This could garner us a look at Ewing playing second.

Probably not, and after yesterday, I imagine that Mendoza is shy about playing anybody at secondary positions, but maybe.

[Frayed Knot]

With Mauricio up and Baty losing first dibs at 3B there's no reason to take Ewing out of CF ... not that there was reason anyway.

[seawolf17]

Yeah, let's yeet another guy out of position for no reason, especially one of the three guys in our lineup who doesn't actively suck right now. What's the worst that could happen?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

As much as he's sucked I kinda liked Semien, comes off as a pro and a not a clown.

[Edgy MD]

19 minutes ago, Johnny Lunchbucket said:

As much as he's sucked I kinda liked Semien, comes off as a pro and a not a clown.

Agreed, though notable that you got him in the past tense.

[Edgy MD]

32 minutes ago, seawolf17 said:

Yeah, let's yeet another guy out of position for no reason, especially one of the three guys in our lineup who doesn't actively suck right now. What's the worst that could happen?

Well, it isn't really out of position, if he has played some there every season of his pro career, including this season.

I think we all know the worst that can happen, but people move.  Sometimes for good reasons.

As I wrote, I don't expect it to go down — right now, they are probably thinner in the outfield.  I just wrote that it opens up the possibility.  I'm not advocating, just looking at interesting things that can unfold. 

[seawolf17]

I understand, and I know he has played some second base in the minors. And it's not like we're undefeated with him as a center fielder. But it's also not like he's blocking Rickey Henderson out there, either. Let him cook, Mendy.

[Cowtipper]

Man, that sucks, he was really starting to show improvement. He went from being a .234 hitter in April to a .235 hitter in May.

I actually had hope that Semien would rebound this year, even just a little. But it wasn't to be, as he's not even playing up to 2025's numbers, which were pretty bad. Even last year, he had over 3 WAR; this year, he's in the negatives. 

There's something in the water with the Mets and its effecting the whole team. I wonder if its a toxic clubhouse or what. 

Rotowire says he's only expected to be out a short while, so this might be one of those trips to the "injured list" that exist more to give the player time to rest and regroup. 

[metirish]

 

 

 

[MFS62]

On 6/25/2026 at 3:27 PM, Edgy MD said:

Well, it isn't really out of position, if he has played some there every season of his pro career, including this season.

I think we all know the worst that can happen, but people move.  Sometimes for good reasons.

 

It's about time the Mets lucked into a Craig Biggio-like successful position move. There may not be a need for it, but I'd give it a try.

Later

[smg58]

5 hours ago, metirish said:

 

 

 

I think Baty has been playing hurt too, and Bichette probably played hurt the first two months of the season.  I doubt it's a coincidence that Semien stayed active until Lindor and Mauricio came back.  Which begs the question of whether something in our training regimen is horribly awry, or whether we've gotten catastrophically unlucky.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure Semien stayed active until Lindor and Mauricio came back, so much as Semien stayed active until two highly embarrassing errors showed he wasn't able to be an asset.

[ashie62]

Marcus Semien will not be traded at the deadline although I'm not sure he would have anyway

[smg58]

I don't think anybody would have taken the remaining two years of his contract even if he was playing well.  We kind of have to hope he gets healthy, stays healthy, and plays better.  Just like about twenty other Mets.