New York Mets history is filled with ex-players leaving and doing the unthinkable: becoming one of the best players in baseball. It’s less unimaginable now than predictable. Whenever a Mets player’s contract is up and there appears to be something left in the tank, it feels like doing something like winning a Silver Slugger is on their to-do list.
In the last ten years, the Mets have had three examples of a player leaving New York only to go on and win a Silver Slugger the year after.
Daniel Murphy - 2016, Washington Nationals
The most well-known is Daniel Murphy in 2016.