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The Mets announced on Friday afternoon that outfielder Travis Jankowski has been placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 26, with a left 4th metacarpal fracture. He underwent surgery today at HSS. A general timeline for an injury of this nature is 6-8 weeks.
Jankowski, 30, was hitting .209/.292/.209 with zero extra base hits in 33 games for the Mets. He did have three stolen bases and played fine defense all over the outfield.
Mets manager Buck Showalter says that Jankowski broke his hand diving for a ball in the outfield in the game against the Giants.
The Mets also optioned left-hander Thomas Szapaucki to Triple-A following his disastrous first big league start on Sunday. Szapucki allowed nine runs in 1 1/3 innings to the Giants in the Mets 9-3 loss in San Francisco.
To fill those two roster spots, the Mets have recalled right-handed pitchers Yoan Lopez and Stephen Nogosek.
López, 29, has allowed three runs in three innings at the major level for the Mes this season. López was given a three-game suspension for throwing at Cardinals star Nolan Arenado, but he appealed and it’s been knocked down to one game.
Nogosek, 27, has been terrific for the Mets with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings this season.
When the Mets decide to add an outfielder to the roster to replace Jankowski –likely after Lopez has served his suspension– they have both Nick Plummer and Khalil Lee at Triple-A and on the 40-man roster. Though, Plummer has hit much better with a 114 wRC+ compared to Lee’s 81 wRC+ this season.
They also have Jake Mangum, he’s a plus defender and has good speed like Jankowski, and has hit well this season to the tune of a 135 wRC+. Though, he has only played three games in Triple-A after getting promoted this week.
The Mets also have outfield Daniel Johnson in Triple-A too, they traded cash to the Guardians last week to get the 26-year-old. Neither Mangum nor Johnson is on the 40-man roster.
