The catcher position has been something of a sinkhole of production for the Mets ever since the days of Mike Piazza. The last time the Mets had top-ten offensive production by wRC+ from behind the dish was 2005, which you may remember was the last time the Piazza played for the Mets. Since then, the Mets have cycled through a litany of middling-at-best backstops who rarely provided enough offensive punch and even more rarely were great defenders.
In the 16 seasons since Piazza departed, Travis d’Arnaud’s 8.6 fWAR in six seasons with the Mets is the highest of all catchers in that time frame by a long shot.