Two former Mets find themselves in enemy territory with Atlanta.
John Buck recently signed on the Braves as he continues to find his way back on to a major league squad. He was drafted in 1998 by the Astros and traded to the Royals in 2004. In 2009 he signed on with the Blue Jays and in 2010 with the Marlins. He was then part of the mega trade between the Marlins and Blue Jays to Toronto where he was later traded as part of the R.A. Dickey trade to the Mets. The Mets then traded him to Pirates with Byrd (where we got Herrera and Black). In 2014 he signed with the Mariners, was released halfway through the season and signed on with the Angels before going to the Braves. He put up some solid numbers with the Mets but his Mets legacy will go down as being part of both the Dickey trade and Herrera/Black trade.
Eric Young was acquired from the Rockies for Collin McHugh and brought speed and joy to the Mets. He is a great guy and put up some excellent speed numbers for the Mets, but that was it. He wedged himself into an OF controversy last year as the Mets had 4 OF including Young. Hopefully he finds his way with the Braves.
This series of articles will take us across every organization in baseball and look for former Mets in the majors and minors to see how they are doing, leading up to a “Former Mets Team” to see how the current Mets stack up with pieces we have all over the place. I am still looking for Mets team members on the Rangers, White Sox and Tigers. If you know any, please let me know!
