The Mets’ first offensive addition of the season wasn’t a particularly inspiring one, as the team inked Joey Wendle to a one-year, $2M deal. The 33-year-old former Marlin will also receive $100K each for 250, 300, 350, 400, and 450 PA.
Wendle is no stranger to changing homes, as he’s been passed around quite a bit already in his professional career. Originally drafted by Cleveland in the 6th round of the 2012 draft, he was later traded to Oakland for Brandon Moss. Five years later, Oakland shipped him out after he seemingly stalled out in the upper minors, swapping him for Jonah Heim from the Rays (who they’d later trade to the Rangers before he blossomed into one of the better catchers in baseball, oops).