Seemingly for his entire professional career, d’Arnaud has been a bit of an enigma. He has shown to have a knack for freak injuries, has had both up and down periods at the plate, and has struggled to throw out runners at times. With Kevin Plawecki waiting in the wings, one has to wonder, how tight of a grip does he have on the starting catcher position in New York?
In the 2013 offseason, d’Arnaud was infamously traded to the Mets along with Noah Syndergaard and Wuilmer Becerra in exchange for R.