Many of the greatest New York Mets players in franchise history came to the organization via the amateur draft. Whenever I look over the franchise records, I’m always amazed at how many of the best in team history were draft picks.
Not everyone was originally a Met, however. In some cases, the club went out and acquired players via trade. Or as we’ll examine here, free agency.
Free agency is still relatively young in terms of baseball history. Beginning in the late 1970s, it gave teams a chance to add players through yet another route.