PT TODAY: Panik gets another shot after joining Mets

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Mets | Joe Panik headed to NY Mets
Free-agent 2B Joe Panik (Giants) agreed to terms on an undisclosed contract with the New York Mets on Friday, Aug. 9.  Source: New York Post - Mike Puma
 
BHQ take: Not only did Panik sign with the Mets on Aug. 9, he was in the lineup batting eighth that night. Panik is expected to get plenty of playing time in the immediate future. It’s possible he could play regularly against right-handed pitching. Panik was only batting .235 with the Giants, but his xBA was 30 points higher. Similarly his PX was a poor 45, but his xPX was a tolerable 97. It wasn’t that long ago that the...

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