When the New York Mets added Javy Baez ahead of the trade deadline, it was supposed to signal an all-in move from a club poised to win the NL East. The Mets had a 3.5-game lead in the division at the time, and Baez — who is in the final year of his contract — looked to provided that additional boost.
Well, fast forward a few weeks, and everything has gone wrong for the Mets. New York now trails the red-hot Braves by 6.5 games in the division, and Baez has been a major disappointment thus far between an IL stint and a .190 average with the Mets.
If the trade could be summed up in one swing, Tuesday’s plate appearance against the Giants’ Sammy Long would have to be it.