Caleb Joseph

Leading up to tonight’s 7:45PM game, the Mets announced that they have recalled left hander Joey Lucchesi from the team’s alternate training site. Lucchesi will be the team’s starter tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals, as the Mets look to continue their hot streak. Fellow left hander Daniel Zamora had...

Joseph was reassigned to minor-league camp Sunday. Joseph suffered a minor injury after he was hit by a pitch March 14, but he returned to the field shortly thereafter. However, the 34-year-old will begin the year in the minors after hitting .143 with two walks and four strikeouts in 10 at-bats this spring.

While the Mets made their first real splash of the winter with the signing of James McCann, the team did not do as much to bolster their catching depth until last week, when they signed Caleb Joseph to a split-contract. While the details of the deal are not clear yet, the move is an important one for the Mets, as their catching depth is, at best, below average, especially with Ali Sanchez departing for the Cardinals.

The New York Mets are putting an increased focus on acquiring depth in order to reconstruct a farm system that has been decimated in recent years. As a result, the team has aggressively sought to build back their depth, setting up their organization for future success. Understanding the Mets strategy,...

Joseph is a tremendous locker room personality and showed it during 2020 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. He spent all but eight at-bats on the taxi squad with a home run as his only hit. Joseph spent his first five seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and was a stellar defender. He had 37 DRS and threw out at least 30% of base stealers in four of his five seasons. After his days in Baltimore ended, he moved on to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019.

The Mets signed former Orioles, Diamondbacks, and Blue Jays catcher Caleb Joseph to a split-contract. Joseph will likely enter spring training as the third-string catcher behind James McCann and Tomás Nido. SNY announced their spring training broadcast schedule, with the first game airing on March 2nd at 1:10 PM. Jacob...

While the New York Mets were busy during picture day down at Port St. Lucie, the front office was busy making yet another roster move ahead of the 2021 season. MLB Network‘s Jon Morosi reported earlier on Thursday that the Mets had signed free-agent catcher Caleb Joseph to a split contract. If this is indeed the type of contract New York signed Joseph to, it’ll mean the Mets need to put the backstop on the 40-man roster. For a squad that lacked depth in a number of areas throughout 2020, this seems to be another move to prevent those issues from popping up again — both at the major league and minor league level. This also comes on the heels of sending Ali Sanchez to the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this month.

Joseph signed a split contract with the Mets on Thursday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports. James McCann is locked in as the Mets' starting catcher, but Joseph could at least push Tomas Nido and his .553 career OPS for the backup job. Joseph has just a .621 OPS himself, so he's unlikely to have much fantasy relevance even if injuries open up unexpected playing time.