Ryne Stanek has found a new home after a disappointing season with the Mets.
Stanek, 34, agreed to a contract with the Cardinals on Friday. The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed this.
Details of the contract are yet to be confirmed and the deal is still awaiting a physical, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Stanek hit free agency in November after a year and a half in Queens, after the Mets acquired him from the Mariners before the 2024 trade deadline.
After a shaky second half of the ’24 season with the Mets, Stanek was a solid bullpen presence for the team’s playoff run, posting a 3.38 ERA and eight strikeouts in seven appearances, prompting president David Stearns to bring back the righty on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million for ’25.
However, Stanek’s season did not go as planned: the reliever posted a 5.30 ERA and 32 walks with some exceptionally tough stretches in the second half.
In August, Stanek had an abysmal 12.38 ERA in 10 appearances, with opponents hitting .324 on the former first-round draft selection.
After the season, Stanek told The Post how he received numerous hateful messages because of his poor play in Queens, arguing that sports gambling played a role in the disturbing comments.
“I get death threats all the time, every day,” Stanek told The Post in November. “It’s not something that every baseball player doesn’t have to deal with all the time. Like, ‘You cost me my parlay, I hope your family dies.’
“Gambling in baseball does nothing other than significantly worsen players’ daily lives. They’re just people recklessly betting their money on whatever they can and if you mess up their poor life choice, you’re the problem and you have to die.”
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