The Mets introduced Monday that catcher Tomas Nido has been launched following final week’s DFA. He’s now a free agent. The Mets will stay on the hook for the steadiness of this 12 months’s $2.1MM wage (minus the prorated league minimal from any new group that plugs him onto the most important league roster).
Nido, 30, is within the second season of a two-year, $3.7MM deal he signed to keep away from arbitration within the 2022-23 offseason. The Mets outrighted him off the 40-man roster halfway by the 2023 season, and he selected to simply accept the project, as electing free company would’ve required forfeiting the rest of the assured cash on that contract. Nido was chosen again to the majors earlier this season when Francisco Alvarez tore a ligament in his thumb. He handed 5 years of huge league service time throughout this most up-to-date stint with the Mets, which means that even when the group had once more handed him by outright waivers, Nido now would’ve had the choice to reject the project whereas with the ability to retain the remaining assured cash on his deal.
In 32 video games with the Mets this season, Nido took 90 plate appearances and batted .229/.261/.361 with three residence runs and his sometimes robust defensive grades. Nido has lengthy been considered a high-end defensive backstop however has by no means coupled his nice glovework with a lot in the best way of offensive firepower. His profession .214/.251/.313 batting line is usually according to the small-sample manufacturing he posted on this 12 months’s 90 journeys to the plate.
Now that he’s a free agent, Nido can have the flexibility to signal with any group and would solely price his new membership the aforementioned prorated main league minimal for any time spent within the bigs. Groups just like the Marlins, White Sox, Cubs and Rays are mild on catchers and have obtained dismal manufacturing from the place this season, whereas the Phillies are reportedly looking out for some veteran depth within the wake of J.T. Realmuto’s knee damage.
