The New York Mets don’t have an extensive history of finding gems in free agency. Many of their best known commodities. November 7 is a strange day in Mets transaction history. It’s the day the Mets released Jason Bay from his contract. Years earlier, in 1995, they had a complete reversal when they signed a journeyman pitcher with a career 0.1 WAR who had already celebrated his 31st birthday.
Rick Reed spent parts of 8 seasons with four different teams, most recently with the Cincinnati Reds for 17 innings in 1995. It wasn’t great. He had a 5.