Today, Chris Bassitt makes the Mets a better team, and gives them the solid #3 starter that they were missing for parts of 2021. But in the past, Bassitt hasn’t always been so sought after. His path to success has been anything but traditional, as if the fact that that he’s 33-year-old and isn’t even free agent eligible yet is not enough of a hint to that.
Bassitt was drafted in the 16th round by the White Sox in 2011, and while he was never considered much of a top prospect, he did gain some attention by posting a 2.