So this the help for which the Mets and their fans were hoping? A guy who was cut from the team, traded to another team, cut from that team then picked up again by the Mets Yes, we’re talking about Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
Nieuwenhuis is back, starting Monday in San Francisco and batting sixth. This is how far the Mets have fallen. Nieuwenhuis batted .079 for the Mets before they designated him for assignment in late May. The Mets were able to sell him to the Angels.