Before Chris Bassitt, before Max Scherzer, before even Starling Marte or Mark Canha, there was Eduardo Escobar. It’s easy to forget that the team’s offseason frenzy of moves began with Escobar, which kicked off a flurry of Black Friday activity. And while the 33-year-old is hardly the headliner in what has turned out to be a statement offseason for the Mets, he could prove to be a really solid addition for the club.
The Mets inked the 11-year veteran to a two-year deal worth $20 million back in November, when the MLB lockout was just a mere threat and not something we knew would eat into three months of the offseason.