3 Mets players elect free agency including both acquired in trades with the Red Sox

The free agent frenzy won’t begin until after the World Series. Those in the minor leagues, however, can start to opt out already. On Tuesday, three players who had some presence on the New York Mets roster decided to elect free agency.

The pair of utility players acquired from the Boston Red Sox for cash, Pablo Reyes and his eventual replacement Eddy Alvarez, will not linger around in the Mets minor league system. A third player, catcher Joe Hudson, joins them in looking for a new home.

Emergency Mets roster additions have all become free agents

All three of these players came to the Mets in a time of need. Reyes and Alvarez were positional depth at a time when it was clear they needed more. Reyes came early in the year when players like Zack Short and Joey Wendle were clearly going to offer the team nothing at all. Alvarez was a September trade with the Red Sox. Never eligible for the playoffs, he was someone the Mets carried exclusively for speed off the bench.

Reyes would appear in just one game for the Mets. He did score a run and never received a plate appearance. Alvarez was hitless in all 11 of his plate appearances. He scored twice including a memorable one against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Hudson’s Mets experience was more like Reyes’. He was added early in the season when the team was looking for some catching depth. Omar Narvaez and Tomas Nido weren’t enough to get through the absence of Francisco Alvarez. Hudson was a member of the taxi squad in London. However, the game he would actually appear in came on June 21 when the Mets beat the Cubs 11-1. He finished the game behind the plate.

It’s no shocker to see any of these three depart. Making themselves available for other ball clubs is a must for anyone in this situation. Six Mets wins shy of getting a World Series for their small contributions, we wish them well and say a prayer there never is a “Joe Hudson Game” that haunts us in the future.