The injury bug has come for another Mets catcher. The Mets placed Luis Torrens on the injured list (retroactive to September 7) with a right forearm contusion. Hayden Senger was recalled to take his spot on the roster.
Torrens, 29, has taken his fair share of hits behind the plate this season. However, he was hit on the arm a couple of days ago, and per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the team played shorthanded on Sunday in Cincinnati’s finale.
Laura Albanese of Newsday commented that Torrens hurt himself on a play blocking the ball. The catcher believes it will be a minimum stay on the IL rather than a longer stay.
In his second year with the Mets, Torrens has seen substantial playing time with Francisco Alvarez‘s multiple injuries. Appearing in 88 games thus far, he’s hit .225/.287/.348 (.635 OPS) with five home runs and 29 RBIs. However, Torrens was on a bit of a scorcher the past week. In his last seven games, the catcher hit .316/.350/.654 (1.004 OPS) with two home runs, eight RBIs and five runs scored.
He’ll sorely be missed most behind the plate. According to Baseball Savant, Torrens ranks first in caught stealing percentage (45%) and catcher’s caught stealing above average (11). The next player is Boston’s Carlos Narváez (nine) and San Francisco’s Patrick Bailey (seven).
Carlos Mendoza noted before Sunday’s game that Francisco Alvarez, still nursing two hand injuries, would get a bulk of the catching time between him and Torrens. With Torrens now out of the equation, it’ll be interesting to see how the Mets continue to use Alvarez and Senger.
