After six seasons with the San Francisco Giants, second baseman Joe Panik was cast aside this past August after a disastrous start to the 2019 season.
The 29-year-old was hitting just .235/.310/.317 for a brutal 69 OPS+ in 388 plate appearances when he was designated for assignment and eventually given his outright release on Aug. 7.
Two days later he joined the New York Mets, and his performance down the stretch provided some hope that he could again be a productive MLB player.
In 39 games with the Mets, he hit .