Fansided

11 players you totally forgot played for the Mets

By Ryan Morik

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Rick Ankiel #16 of the New York Mets bats against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on June 8, 2013 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Marlin/AM Photography/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Rick Ankiel #16 of the New York Mets bats against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on June 8, 2013 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Marlin/AM Photography/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – JULY 22: Bobby Abreu #53 of the New York Mets heads home to score on an RBI triple off the bat of Travis d’Arnaud in the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on July 22, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JULY 22: Bobby Abreu #53 of the New York Mets heads home to score on an RBI triple off the bat of Travis d’Arnaud in the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on July 22, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

Bobby Abreu

I’m not too sure what Bobby Abreu was doing in his final four seasons.

But from 1998 to 2009, Abreu racked up a .902 OPS, while his 341 stolen bases were the third-most in baseball. Abreu lived to see another year on the Hall of Fame ballot, receiving 5.5 percent of the vote. To me, he isn’t one. But Abreu is one of just two players with 280-plus home runs, 400-plus stolen bases, and a .290-plus batting average. The other one is Barry Bonds.

Maybe he has a different case if he retires in 2009. He’d retire as a .299 hitter with an .896 OPS, and one of just three players with at least 250 homers, 340 stolen bases, and a .290 average, along with Bonds and Derek Jeter.

But from 2010 to 2012, he owned a .744 OPS, 152 points lower than what it was after the 2009 season, hitting just 31 homers and driving in 162 runs in 396 games.

But after an off year in 2013, the Mets took a gamble, signing him to a minor-league deal. He hit just one home run in 78 games, but at least he singles in his final at bat.

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