Could Tommy Pham’s Minor League Deal Spark a Surprising Mets Comeback?
The Mets have quietly stacked their bench with a familiar name, securing Tommy Pham on a minor league pact just before opening day kicks off. According to ESPN’s Jorge Castillo, if Pham gets the nod to ascend to the major league squad, he’s looking at a $2.25 million paycheck, with the sweetener of an $850k bonus and an escape hatch come April 25. You might recall Pham — the guy who didn’t mince words last season, dubbing his 2023 Mets teammates the “least-hardest working group of position players I’ve ever played with.” A stinging critique, sure, but his on-field numbers with the Mets that year showed promise: a .268 average, .348 on-base, .472 slugging, boosted by a 124 wRC+ and 1.4 fWAR over 264 plate appearances. Yet, after being flipped to the Diamondbacks for a minor leaguer at the trade deadline, his batting stats dipped during stints across the White Sox, Cardinals, Royals, and Pirates, never quite matching that Mets magic. Now, he’s poised to sharpen his skills in Syracuse, circling the wagons with up-and-coming talents like MJ Melendez, and maybe, just maybe, nudging Jared Young from the major league roster before that April opt-out looms. The clock’s ticking on this one — will the Mets bring him up or let him walk? That’s the million-dollar question. LEARN MORE



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