Once a Met, Not a Met in 2023

G-Fafif · July 18, 2023

G-Fafif · July 26, 2023

Amed Rosario, once a Guardian, no longer a Guardian in 2023.

G-Fafif · July 26, 2023

Guardians reportedly getting Old Friend Noah Syndergaaed from Dodgers for Old Friend Amed Rosario.

G-Fafif · July 28, 2023

Edgy MD · July 29, 2023

2019-2020 Met Justin Wilson was all set to finally become a 2023 Brewer. But after the long road returning from ACL surgery, Craig Counsell signaled for him to come in from the bullpen and he was seen holding his arm after injuring it on his last warmup pitch.

Cowtipper · July 31, 2023

2019 Met Aaron Altherr has been with the Tri-City Valley Cats of the Frontier League this year. He's hitting .278 with 9 home runs in 54 games so far.

2017 Mets Nori Aoki is, at 43, astonishingly still active in Japan, hitting .272 with a .383 OBP in 180 ABs for the Yakult Swallows.

G-Fafif · July 31, 2023

Cowtipper · August 1, 2023

Javier Baez, who was brought on board to help lead the club to the playoffs in 2021, but who instead caused headaches, is back with Detroit this year, hitting .225 in 391 ABs. He cost us first round pick Peter Crow-Armstrong, who is cranking at Double-A right now. Baez really wasn't bad with New York, statistically, as he hit .361 over his final 97 ABs with the team.

Anthony Banda, who was one of a million no-names the Mets used on their pitching staff in 2021, is currently in the Nationals minor league system. He's made 10 appearances for them at the big league level this year, posting a 6.43 ERA in 7 innings. His mark is 7.91 at Triple-A.

Jacob Barnes, who was also a member of that 2021 Mets team, has pitched in the Rangers, Phillies and, most recently, Cardinals systems this year. The Cards just signed him a couple weeks ago. While ERAs are elevated across Triple-A this year, his is a tidy 3.10 in 40 2/3 innings so far.

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Johnny Lunchbucket · August 1, 2023

Astros DFA'ed Blake Taylor, the lefty we got in the Ike Davis trade way back when.

BRING HIM HOME, BILLY

Cowtipper · August 1, 2023

We also traded Taylor to the Astros, with another solid prospect named Kenedy Corona, for Jake Marisnick. That deal has the potential to blow up in our faces big time.

G-Fafif · August 1, 2023

G-Fafif · August 1, 2023

Padres grab 2021 Met Rich Hill from Pirates.

Edgy MD · August 1, 2023

And the quest to be the first active big leaguer to collect Social Security continues.

G-Fafif · August 1, 2023

Cowtipper · August 2, 2023

Chris Bassitt, who pitched for the Mets in 2022 and who I wish they'd found a way to keep, is having a very Bassitt-esque season in Toronto. He is currently 10-6 with a 4.00 ERA and is leading the league in starts and batters faced.

Gerson Bautista, who the Mets acquired with Stephen Nogosek and Jamie Callahan for Addison Reed in 2017 and who later shipped him away to the Mariners in the Diaz/Cano deal, is 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances in the Mexican League this year. He is averaging more than a K per inning.

Travis Blankenhorn, who kind of just showed up in New York and played briefly for them in 2021 and 2022, is slashing .252/.355/.471 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI in 88 games for Triple-A Rochester of the Washington Nationals system this season.

Edited August 2, 2023 by Guest

Cowtipper · August 6, 2023

Akeem Bostick, who pitched a single inning of scoreless ball for the Mets in 2021, is 1-3 with a 4.76 ERA in 10 starts for the independent Sioux Falls Canaries.

Keon Broxton, who the Mets actually traded for and who hit .143 for the club in 2019, has played in indy ball and the Mexican League this year. He is hitting .259 with 8 home runs and 25 RBI between them.

Miguel Castro, who was an effective reliever for the Mets in 2021, is 5-5 with 7 saves and a 3.97 ERA in 50 appearances for the Diamondbacks this year.

Cowtipper · August 13, 2023

Juan Centeno, who debuted with the Mets in 2013 and also played with them in 2014, hasn't played in the majors since 2019. But he's still going, hitting .251 with a home run and 13 RBI in 51 games for the Diamondbacks' Double-A club, the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

Alex Claudio, who pitched briefly for the Mets in 2022 (and who I wanted them to bring back for 2023) pitched 1/3 of an inning for the Brewers this year. In 36 games for their Triple-A club, he has a 3.30 ERA.

Sam Clay, who made a single appearance for the Mets in 2022, is 6-3 with a 5.30 ERA in 31 games (1 start) for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers system.

stevejrogers · August 13, 2023

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44K likes, 805 comments - justinverlander on August 12, 2023: "Visiting the White House was a surreal experience… it was such an honor.".

Starting to wonder if we traded him to Houston so he'd be available to join them in their White House visit!

Cowtipper · August 15, 2023

Michael Conforto, the former wunderkind who was supposed to lead us to greatness, is currently hitting .246 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI for the Giants, showing he's still stuck in 2021 mode (.232 BA, 14 HR).

Travis d'Arnaud, who we spent years and years waiting to get halfway decent, is performing well with the Braves in a backup role. He's hitting .259 with 9 home runs and 29 RBI in 51 games, after hitting 18 homers for them last year.

J.D. Davis, a solid role player for a few years, is hitting .245 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI in 110 games for the Giants. We traded him, Carson Seymour (3-2, 3.51 in 92 1/3 Double-A innings this year), Nick Zwack (10.4 K/9 in 67 1/3 Double-A innings this year) AND Thomas Szapucki to the Giants last season and all we got was Darin Ruf in return. LAME.

G-Fafif · August 15, 2023

Cowtipper · August 20, 2023

Alejandro de Aza, who hit .205 in 234 at-bats for New York in 2016 is still around. In his 21st professional season, the 39-year-old is hitting .287 with 3 home runs, 37 RBI and 58 hits in 56 games for the independent Long Island Ducks.

Jacob deGrom, who was an okay but mostly forgettable pitcher in New York, was 2-0 with 45 strikeouts in 30.1 innings for the Rangers before getting hurt and missing the rest of the year.

Yennsy Diaz, who was 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in 20 relief appearances for New York in 2021, is with Monterrey of the Mexican League in 2023. In 8 starts, he is 2-2 with a 5.23 ERA.

Cowtipper · August 22, 2023

Brandon Drury, who was solid off the bench in 2021 and who I personally think the Mets should have brought back, hit 28 home runs with 87 RBI last year and currently has 17 home runs and 54 RBI in 90 games for the Angels this season.

Jerad Eickhoff, who was part of the Mets 2021 pitching carousel, played for the independent Lexington Counter Clocks this year, going 3-4 with a 6.16 ERA in 9 starts with them. That obviously was enough to convince the Indians to sign him, as he is currently in their system. He's 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA in 8 games (7 starts) for their Triple-A club.

Phillip Evans, who was never a top prospect but managed a .303 average in limited duty in 2017, is slashing .330/.446/.448 with 7 home runs, 70 RBI and 88 runs scored for the Diamondbacks' Triple-A club. With numbers like that, you'd think he'd get the call to the majors at some point this year. Then again, the team batting average is .302.