{"id":95647,"date":"2026-01-10T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95647\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T08:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:50:12","slug":"ryan-stanek-agrees-to-deal-with-cardinals-after-rough-2025-with-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95647\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Stanek agrees to deal with Cardinals after rough 2025 with Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryne Stanek has found himself a new home after a disappointing season with the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Stanek, 34, agreed to a contract with the Cardinals on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2009798054422163863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the contract have yet to be confirmed, and the deal is still pending a physical, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Feinsand\/status\/2009798954242978047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.46494993;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38145319\" width=\"864\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/09-28-25-new-york-112369700.jpg\" alt=\"Ryne Stanek #55 of the New York Mets reacts after allowing a run.\" class=\"wp-image-38145319\"  \/>Ryne Stanek of the New York Mets reacts after allowing a run to score. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Stanek hit free agency back in November following a roller-coaster year and a half in Queens after the Mets acquired him from the Mariners at the 2024 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>After having a shaky second half of the \u201924 season with the Mets, Stanek was a solid bullpen presence for the team\u2019s playoff run, posting a 3.38 ERA and eight strikeouts across seven appearances, leading president David Stearns to bring the righty back on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million for \u201925.<\/p>\n<p>Stanek\u2019s season did not go as planned, however, with the reliever posting a 5.30 ERA and 32 walks with some exceptionally rough stretches in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Stanek had an abysmal 12.38 ERA in 10 appearances, with opposing batters hitting .324 off the former first-round draft selection.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.48191027;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38145323\" width=\"874\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55-new-york-mets-reacts-111123632.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets pitcher Ryne Stanek reacts after allowing a sacrifice fly.\" class=\"wp-image-38145323\"  \/>Ryne Stanek of the New York Mets reacts after Philadelphia Phillies Otto Kemp hits a sac fly in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Queens, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n<p>Following the season, Stanek told The Post how he received tons of hateful messages due to his poor play in Queens, arguing that sports gambling played a role in the troubling comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get death threats all the time \u2014 every day,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/07\/sports\/new-york-stars-bombarded-with-social-media-hate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stanek told The Post in November<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not anything that every baseball player doesn\u2019t deal with all the time. Like, \u2018You cost me my parlay, I hope your family dies.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGambling in baseball is doing nothing but making the day-to-day lives of players substantially worse. It\u2019s just people that recklessly bet their money on just anything that they can and if you mess up their bad life choice, you\u2019re the problem and you should die.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryne Stanek has found himself a new home after a disappointing season with the Mets. 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