🚨 JUST IN: One of the Mets’ Biggest Letdowns Just Joined Baseball’s Most Puzzling Franchise⚡.DD

The New York Mets had no shortage of disappointments in 2025. Injuries, inconsistency, and unmet expectations piled up quickly.

Apr 11, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; New York Mets outfielder Jose Siri (19) makes a catch second inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

But few players left a quieter, more uncomfortable impression than Jose Siri.

The trade that brought Siri to New York didn’t feel costly at the time. Eric Orze wasn’t a centerpiece. The move felt harmless.

The aftermath was not.

Siri’s Mets tenure can be summarized in one brutal line. Two hits. Thirty-two at-bats. One early. One late.

Between those moments came an injured list stint that removed him from sight — and nearly from memory.

Injuries happen. They’re unavoidable. But when Siri did return, nothing changed.

The Mets needed a difference-maker in center field. Someone to steady a position left unstable after Harrison Bader’s messy 2024 exit.

Siri never came close to filling that role.

Instead, he became “one of those guys.” A name fans associate with frustration rather than failure, confusion rather than anger.

The final verdict came quietly.

Siri was cut in favor of Cedric Mullins, a player with his own flaws but at least a clearer role.

From there, Siri entered free agency with almost no leverage.

His next stop says plenty.

Jose Siri signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels, a team known less for direction than activity.

The contract carries little risk. If Siri makes the roster, it pays $1.6 million. If not, everyone moves on.

That’s the Angels’ comfort zone.

Los Angeles rarely commits fully to rebuilding. They also rarely build cleanly toward contention.

They simply add players. Continuously. Confidently. Confusingly.

Siri enters a depth chart that somehow has both opportunity and uncertainty.

Jo Adell is penciled in as the starting center fielder. His bat exploded last season. His defense did not.

Adell fits better in a corner. Everyone knows it. Yet he remains in center.

Jorge Soler is still around, the product of a previous salary dump. Yoan Moncada returned, glove declining, reputation intact.

The rotation raises eyebrows too.

Grayson Rodriguez carries talent and fragility. Alek Manoah’s recent absence remains unexplained. Certainty is scarce.

The bullpen was reloaded aggressively. Drew Pomeranz rebounded nicely. Kirby Yates and Jordan Romano inspire less confidence.

Into this landscape steps Jose Siri.

At his best, Siri is electric. Speed. Power. Defensive range that can erase mistakes.

At his worst, he disappears offensively and forces teams to choose between glove and lineup balance.

Right now, he’s rebuilding value, not demanding opportunity.

Spring training will matter. Performance will matter. Patience will be thin.

And if Siri flashes again, there’s an all-too-familiar Angels outcome waiting.

A player becomes productive. Trade interest builds. The Angels hesitate.

They keep him. They add around him. They convince themselves something bigger is forming.

It rarely does.

For the Mets, Siri’s exit closes a forgettable chapter.

For the Angels, it opens another experiment that feels strangely predictable.

And for Siri himself, this isn’t about redemption yet.

It’s about survival — on a roster that never seems sure what it’s trying to become.