The Angels have signed outfielder Jose Siri to a minor league contract, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports. Siri will be invited to the Halos’ big league spring camp, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, and he’ll earn $1.6MM if he makes Los Angeles’ 26-man roster. Siri has opt-out dates at the end of Spring Training and on June 1 if the Angels haven’t already selected his contract, as per Ari Alexander of 7 News.
The Mets designed Siri for assignment in late September and then outrighted him off their 40-man roster, and Siri opted for minor league free agency following the season. He’ll now head to Anaheim in search of a rebound following a disastrous and injury-plagued year in New York.
Siri fouled a ball off his left leg in April, fracturing his left tibia and keeping him out of any Major League action until September 9. Initially projected to miss 8-10 weeks in recovery, Siri’s leg soreness lingered to the point that he played in only 16 games in a Mets uniform (and had just a .292 OPS over 36 plate appearances). It was a brutal turn of events for a player who was acquired in a trade from the Rays in November 2024 with the idea that Siri could bolster the Mets’ center field position at least from a defensive standpoint.
Public defensive metrics loved Siri’s glovework in center field from 2022-24, when Siri played for the Astros and Rays. He also has excellent speed (which has translated to 45 career steals in 58 attempts), though it remains to be seen how the broken leg may impact Siri’s speed going forward. Siri was a good source of power in hitting 43 homers over the 2023-24 seasons, but his overall production at the plate was limited by a lack of walks and a preponderance of strikeouts. Over 1222 PA at the MLB level, Siri has struck out 442 times, while hitting .206/.263/.400.
Whatever Siri can provide on offense might be a bonus for the Angels, who are surely looking at Siri as a glove-first option within an outfield that has lot of defensive question marks. Jo Adell projects as Los Angeles’ regular center fielder even though he posted -13 Defensive Runs Saved and -8 Outs Above Average up the middle in 2025. Josh Lowe (acquired in a trade from Tampa) has respectable defensive metrics over the small sample of 156 career innings as a center fielder, but is better suited for a corner outfield slot. Jorge Soler and Mike Trout will split time between left field and DH, with the defensively-challenged Soler somewhat forced into the field due to the Angels’ need to keep Trout healthy with plenty of DH work.
Bryce Teodosio is the Angels’ current fourth outfielder, and while Teodosio is a strong defender, he also has only 55 MLB games on his resume. Kyren Paris and Matthew Lugo also doesn’t have much big league experience and Paris is more of a middle infielder anyway, so the Siri signing gives the Halos a veteran depth option to compete for a bench job in Spring Training.