I thought yesterday was the last one but the Mets added a non-roster invitee! Ty Kelly!
Ty Kelly didn’t make the first round because he was, actually, on the roster. The Mets then signed some relievers and had to designate Ty Kelly for assignment.
Kelly was a non-roster invitee last season and got a called up as the injuries mounted. Last year he played in 39 major league games with 58 AB’s putting up a .241/.352/.345 line recording 14 hits, a double, a triple, and a homer.
The positives for Ty Kelly: he walked a bunch of times. 14 hits, 11 walks, pretty good! But he didn’t show a lot of power in the majors. Ty Kelly is firmly on the depth chart and that’s going tend up hurting him. Mostly he’s a corner infielder or a corner outfielder, both where the Mets just have a log jam of players.
It will be a hard road for Kelly, there are a lot of players in front of him. He’ll also get a good amount of playing time since he’s heading off to play for Israel in the WBC.
