On Thursday, the Mets signed infielder Jed Lowrie to a two-year, $20 million deal. The 34-year-old former top prospect has lost a lot of his former shine over the years thanks to an unfortunate habit of accumulating freak injuries. But he has been finally healthy over the past two seasons and turned out the two best seasons of his career. The switch-hitting utility infielder hit .272/.356/.448 with 37 home runs over those two seasons and posted wRC+ of 119 and 122.
Lowrie’s long road to the Mets started at Stanford, something he shares in common with his new general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen.