The New York Mets are slowly building their roster for the 2024 season.
Under the leadership of new president of baseball operations David Stearns, the Mets have added manager Carlos Mendoza, a few good coaches, pitcher Luis Severino, and now a useful utility infielder in Joey Wendle.
The Mets and Joey Wendle are in agreement on a contract, per @ByRobertMurray pic.twitter.com/gdfCMf8rGe
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 30, 2023
The pact with the veteran infielder is for one year and is worth $2 million, per Robert Murray of FanSided.
Bringing in Wendle has advantages and disadvantages.
On the positive side, he boasts some impressive defensive versatility.
He is a second baseman by trade, and a very good one at that.
However, he is also elite at shortstop and third base while also being capable of playing the outfield corners.
There are two problems with Wendle on the Mets: one is that his offensive ceiling is very limited.
He hit .212/.248/.306 with a .554 OPS in 112 games last year with the Miami Marlins.
His career .698 OPS, however, suggests that he could be a passable hitter in the right circumstances.
The other problem would be that Wendle would potentially block the Mets’ trio of infield prospects, or at least steal some of their playing time: Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty, and .
Still, if they are going to play, they will have to earn it and there is nothing wrong with that.
If one or more of them show they are ready, the Mets won’t let Wendle block them.
All things considered, Wendle is a low-risk addition for the Mets as they look for a glove-first utilityman.
He won’t hit much, but he can definitely help.
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