Some fun facts about Carl Edwards Jr., who is about to become the 18th pitcher used by the Mets this year, a far cry from last year's record of 46.
1) He was drafted in 2011 in the 48th round, the 1464th player drafted that year. He beat the odds by appearing in his first MLB game in 2015. He crushed those odds by still being around 11 years later.
2) His nickname, per his Mets.com bio, is the "Stringbean Slinger". That's a compliment, I guess?
3) I remember him being pretty good once upon a time.
4) He has definite star quality and a very nice smile.
