Last weekend, the New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians. The necessary move to avoid the need to carry three catchers was a result of tendering a contract to Travis d’Arnaud this past November. I don’t agree with the move, but I’m also not crying over the trade.
To be frank, Plawecki didn’t do much for the Mets.
In 2012, the Mets drafted Plawecki in the first round of the MLB Draft. He went 35th overall, going to New York in the supplemental portion of round one.
Understandably so, with first-round picks, the expectation is high.