Ranking the 3 Mets catcher free agent signings since 2019 from bad to worst

1. Omar Narvaez

If this isn't the worst free agent signing of a catcher that the Mets made for a catcher, I don't know what is. The Mets were hoping that Narvaez could bring his 2021 All-Star year to New York and be a solid option at the catcher position until Francisco Alvarez was ready for the majors. But, he was, to put it bluntly, awful for the Mets and is no question the worst catcher free agent signing since 2019.

The Mets gave the journey-man catcher a one-year contract in 2023 and was immediately put on the shelf at the beginning of the 2023 Season as a medium-to-high-grade strain of his left calf cost him eight to nine weeks of the season. Narvaez finished 2023 with a batting average of .211 with just two home runs and seven RBIs and on defense allowed 46 stolen bases in 47 games played.

His 2024 season was even worse as in the 28 games that he played, he batted just .154 with five runs batted in. His defense was even worse as in the 28 games that he played, he allowed an absurd 33 stolen bases and even had five errors. The Mets backstop only had 2 caught steals as well. New York could not wait much longer for Alvarez's return as the Mets designated Narvaez for assignment on Friday and traded for catcher Luis Torrens from the Yankees.

Those numbers speak for themself, Narvaez was awful for the Mets both offensively and defensively. There's no question about it, Omar Narvaez was the worst catcher free agent signing that the Mets could have made.