When the New York Mets acquired Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe from the Atlanta Braves in 2015, the trade seemed to include nothing more than two veterans swapping uniforms with a pair of “could be” minor leaguers. Well, flash forward to 2019, one of those farmhands has turned into a special relief pitcher.
The two guys the Mets traded to Atlanta were Rob Whalen and John Gant. Now with the St. Louis Cardinals, Gant has put together two consecutive noteworthy seasons in “Baseball Heaven.”
Partially luck, Gant has somehow managed to win 10 games out of the bullpen for the Cardinals in 2019.