The Mets traded for Jose Siri primarily because he plays an excellent center field.
He’s a player who seems like a different kind of weapon in what projects as a strong lineup.
But there is at least some hope that Siri can develop into a stronger hitter — some of the evidence showing up this spring.
In his fifth Grapefruit League game, Siri blasted his third home run, which was tied for the most in baseball thus far as a 6-4 loss to the Red Sox concluded.
“There’s potential there,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday from JetBlue Park, where Siri crushed a three-run homer to left field off Liam Hendriks.
There is no doubting Siri’s power, and he has totaled 43 homers over the past two seasons.
But he strikes out often and is coming off a particularly poor season at the plate, having hit .187 with a .620 OPS with the Rays last year.
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