Orioles getting great contributions from 5 players Mets might regret letting go

"First baseman Pete Alonso and closer Ryan Helsley are the most prominent Baltimore Orioles who previously were New York Mets," Rosenthal writes. "But three other players who last were with the Mets organization - second baseman Jeremiah Jackson and relievers Anthony Nunez and Rico Garcia - also are making an early impact in Baltimore."

While the Mets continue to struggle, the Orioles are looking like a solid team, thanks to the production from a couple of former Mets players.

Alonso, the Mets franchise leader in home runs, is hitting just .197 this season for Baltimore with two homers and seven RBIs with his .677 OPS. He's not playing well, but even he'd be an upgrade for the Mets this season.

Helsley was a disaster for the Mets last season, but this year for the Orioles, he's posted a 2.45 ERA with 11 strikeouts in eight appearances with five saves, and zero blown save opportunities.

Jeremiah Jackson, meanwhile, is hitting .340 with four homers and 14 RBIs this season. He's one of the hottest hitters in the sport, going 11-for-21 in the last five games with four homers and 10 RBIs, including a Grand Slam against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Rico Garcia has been nearly perfect this season, posting a 0.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts in nine outings with just three walks allowed. Garcia hasn't allowed a hit this season, meaning he's thrown a complete-game's worth of no-hit innings.

Anthony Nunez hasn't been so dominant, but even he has a 1.04 ERA and 11 strikeouts in eight outings this season across 8.2 innings pitched.

Any one of these players, with production this good, would be a huge piece for the Mets. Instead, they're all playing well for the Orioles.

The Orioles have won the player exchanges with the Mets in the past year in a major way. The Cedric Mullins trade, which landed Nunez, and the claim of Garcia after being DFA'd were savvy moves that have been huge positions for the Orioles, and net negatives for the Mets.

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