Mets' Semien Trade Flops

0:00On May 1st, the Mets swung for the fences this off-season, signing free agents and pulling off trades to gear up for a strong year. One big swaps and outfielder, Brandon Nemo, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for infielder Marcus Cymian, aiming to lock down better defense. But one month into the season, that deals look and rough. Nemo slashing 290, 364, 460 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI's down in Texas. He stuck at 218, 275, 291 with only one homer and nine RBI's. Cymian swing just ain't there this year. His hardest hit balls are down nearly 10 miles per hour. His pull rate is tanked and pitchers are owning him early. They're throwing first pitch strikes, 78% of the time, bearing him in the count before he can settle in. Analysts are piling on, dubbing Cymian the Mets least valuable player so far. The line-ups got his share of slumps, but this trade stings extra because Nemo's posting a 144 OPS Plus,

1:03while Cymian sits at 67. It's feeding into New York's MLB worst start, though he's not the lone culprit in a battered offense. The Mets will need Cymian to flip the script soon, if they want to climb out of this hole, especially with Nemo thriving elsewhere. Team coverage, powered by AI. This is New York Mets News today.