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Mets: Let’s talk about Pat Zachry, the pitcher traded for Tom Seaver

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 07: A detailed view of the Wilson glove of J.D. Davis #28 of the New York Mets before the spring training game against the Washington Nationals at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 7, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

If Pat Zachry joined the New York Mets under different circumstances, we would think of him a lot differently.

Pat Zachry’s MLB career couldn’t have started off better. He won the 1976 Rookie of the Year Award then won both games he pitched in the playoffs.