Gio Gonzalez has been more than a marginal upgrade for the Brewers since the Mets passed on him again after he opted out of his minor-league contract with the Yankees last month.
The 33-year-old lefty owns a 2-0 record and a 1.69 ERA in four starts for Milwaukee after allowing one run over 5 1/3 innings in a 5-2 victory Wednesday over the Phillies. Gonzalez signed a one-year deal worth $2 million with the Brewers, the team he finished last season with, on April 24.
The Post’s Mike Puma reported at the time that the Mets “viewed Gio as a marginal upgrade over [Jason] Vargas at best” in their starting rotation and they “weren’t prepared to offer guaranteed dollars and face the prospect of carrying him all season” on their roster.