Andy Ibanez Activated After Being Claimed Off Waivers By Mets

[Steve Drumwright]

 

In the latest move around the edges of the roster, infielder Andy Ibanez joined the New York Mets' roster a day after being claimed off waivers.

To make room, first baseman Eric Wagaman was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

Ibanez was claimed Thursday off waivers from the A's, who had designated him for assignment. In 11 games for the A's this season, Ibanez was 2-for-17 with three RBIs and two runs scored with a walk and two strikeouts. That resulted in a slash line of .118/.167/.118.

Ibanez made his MLB debut in 2021 and has a career .252/.303/.385 slash line with 28 homers and 131 RBIs in 431 games with the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and A's.

 

Wagaman had been called up Thursday when Luis Robert Jr. went on the 10-day injured list with a lumbar spine disc herniation. Wagaman did not play in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals.

 

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[Cowtipper]

Wow. 

He sucks, too.

You're killing it Stearns! Keep it up!

[Edgy MD]

I don't know what you think you find on the waiver wire.

[seawolf17]

I don't think it's as much a matter of "what" as "why." We have a perfectly good Christian Pache and Vidal Brujan and heck, even Jihwan Bae is hitting.

[Fman99]

I was hoping we'd sign a guy with a .118 BA to help our lineup.  Maybe he can lean into one like Rudy Stein from the Bad News Bears 

[Cowtipper]

Ibanez is just more of that genius David Stearns 9-D chess that hasn't worked yet, but maybe one day it will. 

[Edgy MD]

I'll ask again, what sort of players exactly do you think are found on the waiver wire?