Afer helping to lead the Mets to the 2000 World Series, Mike Hampton fled to the Rockies as a free agent, citing Colorado's better schools as his primary motive for leaving. As compensation for...

Robert Joseph Jones (Bobby J.) was originally drafted out of Fresno High School (Tom Seaver's alma mater) by the Oakland Athletics in the 35th round (905th overall). He chose college over the...

Looking for bullpen help in the summer of 1975, the Mets took a flier on journeyman starter-cum-reliever Skip Lockwood when they purchased his contract from the Oakland A's Tuscon affiliate and...

Originally selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1970 amateur draft, Joel Youngblood was traded to the Mets by the Cardinals on June 15, 1977, in exchange for middle...

No new profile today; these guys are very time-consuming, usually taking from two-to-four hours for each. There's quite a bit of research involved, though that's where a lot of the enjoyment comes...

On the same day that they acquired Roger Cedeno from the Dodgers and Armando Benitez from the Orioles, the Mets bested the final offer from those same Orioles and landed the left-handed hitting...

Craig Swan was drafted by the Mets in the third round of baseball's amateur draft in 1972. Swan went 16-1 in his final year at Arizona State, winning two games in the College World Series before...

On October 11, 1962, following the team's 40-120 finish in their inaugural season, the Mets completed a now-and-later cash transaction with the Milwaukee Braves for minor league second baseman Ron...

Steve Henderson was acquired by the Mets from the Cincinnati Reds on June 15, 1977 in the incomprehensible deal that would send Tom Seaver packing. Incidentally, the Mets would make another trade...

Like Rey Ordonez at #50 on this list, Kevin Elster's career value with the Mets -- and much of the reason he made this list at all -- is primarily a result of his stellar play in the field. While...