Rod Barajas is in the starting lineup for Friday's game versus the Brewers.

Barajas missed Thursday's game because of a sore right wrist.

Rod Barajas (wrist) hopes to return to the starting lineup against the Brewers on Friday.

Barajas sat out Thursday's game after hurting his right wrist when trying to block a wild pitch by Jenrry Mejia on Wednesday. "It's sore, it's tender," Barajas said. "It doesn't feel too great. It's probably just a bruise. The X-rays were negative. The bones are fine. The pain's pretty intense when I try to turn my wrist over." Henry Blanco will start if Barajas is unable to go.

Rod Barajas went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.

Barajas is one of the most unlikely success stories of the young season. He's hitting .308 with five homers and 16 RBI in May, a streak that will surely come to an end any day now. Owners squeezing life out of Barajas should have their eyes on Carlos Gonzalez or Buster Posey.

According to T.R. Sullivan and Chris Cox of MLB.com, the Rangers would be interested in trading for Rod Barajas if the Mets become sellers.

The Rangers have a pressing need for a catcher, but they'll probably be waiting for a while if they want Barajas, as the Mets will not waive the white flag for a couple months, if at all. Barajas has thrived in his brief time with the Mets, batting .269/.299/.571 with 10 homers and 24 RBI over his first 119 at-bats. Entering Friday's action, Rangers' backstops were batting a combined .204/.297/.307 with four homers and 15 RBI.

Rod Barajas was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Braves due to a stomach virus.

Throw out the previous lineup. Now that Barajas is out, Henry Blanco will bat eighth, while Jeff Francoeur is bumped up to the seventh spot and Angel Pagan bats sixth.

Rod Barajas was 2-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Braves on Monday night.

Barajas has at least one hit in six out of his last seven, four of which are multi-hit games. Keep in mind that his career batting average is .239, but Barajas is batting an unlikely .275 through his 109 at-bats this season.

Rod Barajas is not in the Mets' lineup Saturday.

X-rays on Barajas' hand came back negative, but that won't keep him from being very sore today. Henry Blanco assumes catching duties with Johan Santana on the mound.

X-rays on Rod Barajas' left hand came back clean.

Barajas' hand got in the way of a swing on a pitch out during Friday's game. He took a pretty good lump, but was still able to hit a walkoff home run. Still, don't be surprised to see Henry Blanco behind the plate on Saturday afternoon.

Rod Barajas is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Reds.

Tuesday's hero will sit with the early start. Henry Blanco starts behind the dish, batting eighth against Johnny Cueto.

Rod Barajas hit a ninth-inning go-ahead solo home run in a 5-4 win over the Reds on Tuesday night.

All this guy does is hit home runs. With Tuesday's decisive blow, Barajas leads the Mets will seven home runs. He's not going to hit for much of an average (currently sitting at .231), but NL-only owners could do worse. David Wright also went deep on Tuesday, hitting his sixth home run of the year.

Rod Barajas was 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in a 9-1 win over the Phillies on Friday night.

It was his second multi-home run game of the season. Barajas has only 15 hits in 66 at-bats this season (.227), but leads the Mets with five home runs.

Rod Barajas hit his third home run of the season in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

True to form, Barajas has a just 10 hits on the year but three jacks. He'll cripple your batting average, but is a cheap 15-20 homers in NL only formats.

Rod Barajas will receive a day off on Thursday.

Henry Blanco will start behind the dish and bat seventh against Jorge De La Rosa.