On Monday afternoon, the New York Mets announced the signing of five veterans. Two had been in spring training with the Mets, Ryan Cordell and Erasmo Ramirez. The other three are free-agent signings.
The list of signings is headlined by former New York Yankees outfielder Melky Cabrera. Now 35, soon to be 36, Melky isn’t the same player he was in his prime.
His walk rates have tanked and his defense is some of the worst in MLB. That won’t matter much in 2020 with the new DH rule. Melky’s high contact approach is similar to what Joe Panik gave the team in 2019.