Every season teams look for “buy-low” targets to add to their team. Sometimes they are looking for an established player coming off a down year or two primed for a bounce back like Ty France with the Padres, other times teams have planned changes like the Brewers with Jake Bauers, and other times teams look for former MLB players playing abroad as Stearns has done with Eric Thames...
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The Mets have made many moves over the last three seasons, some good, some bad, some too early to tell, and everything in-between. This article will go over the moves that were more bad than good. For the most positive moves, check out this article. Bad When Here but Hurt too Much Sean Manaea (2025) Sean Manaea had a great stretch in 2026 where he pitched 82.2 innings to a 3.48 ERA and 1.23...
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Jonathan Pintaro, RP Player Data: Age: 28 (11/07/1997) B/T: R/R 2026 Traditional Stats: 2-3, 5.28 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 30 SO, 16 BB, 30.2 IP, 22 G 2026 Advanced Stats: 77 ERA+, 23.1 K%, 12.3 BB%, 4.32 xERA, 5.12 FIP, 4.53 xFIP, -0.2 fWAR, -0.3 bWAR 2026 salary: Pre-Arbitration GRADE: C 2026 REVIEW Jonathan Pintaro went unselected in the 2022 draft but was determined to keep his dream alive by playing...
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When the Brewers traded for Jake Bauers in 2024, he was entering his age-28 season and was joining his seventh team since he was drafted in 2013. Per Chris Trant of Yahoo Sports, Bauers considered retiring after the 2024 season but needed the health insurance for his pregnant wife. He is now entering free agency and primed for a big payday after a career year. Below are the slash lines from his...
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Carson Benge is the most successful first-round pick for the Mets since [fill in the blank]? The answer is probably Pete Crow Armstrong, though it’s unfair to claim him since the Cubs did the majority of the development and not the Mets, plus his Mets tenure lasted six games in St. Lucie. So then you go back to David Peterson, though the hope is that Benge will be more successful overall....
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