Andy Ibanez
#77 3B · Mets
Height
5'10"
Weight
205 lbs
Age
33
College
N/A
Experience
5 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
F
F
C
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsF
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 432 | 0.2510898 | 28 | 132 | 0.6863376 | 10 | 288 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$1.2M
Guaranteed
$720K
AAV
$1.2M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
F
FCA+
Andy Ibanez grades as an above average performer among MLB third basemen, earning a B Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.254 batting average and a 0.694 OPS (below the league average of .720) this season. With 28 home runs and 128 RBI through 420 games (a 11-HR, 49-RBI pace over a full season), he brings limited power to the lineup. Andy also contributes 10 stolen bases, adding a baserunning element to his profile. As a prime-age veteran at 32, Andy is a key contributor for the Athletics. A 420-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
C
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The public perception around Andy Ibanez sits in cautious, measured territory — a C sentiment that reflects a fanbase and press corps that see a useful piece without getting carried away. The narrative arc that followed him out of Oakland was genuinely encouraging: beat writers noted his offensive spark in the season opener against Atlanta and flagged his positional versatility as a legitimate asset, framing him as a journeyman with a real shot at a bounce-back season given consistent playing time. That optimism, however, runs directly into a performance grade that tells a harsher story — on-field production has been well below average, and the gap between the hopeful framing and actual output is hard to paper over at 33 years old. The transaction itself adds another wrinkle: Ibanez was claimed off waivers by a Mets club that is sitting below .500 and has been churning through roster moves at a rapid pace, which signals this is a depth acquisition born of necessity rather than a deliberate investment in his upside. With New York also adding names like Ronny Mauricio and managing a crowded injury situation, Ibanez's path to consistent at-bats feels narrower than the cautiously optimistic Oakland narrative suggested. The bottom line is that the goodwill generated during his brief tenure with the Athletics has not yet been validated by results, and a change of scenery to a struggling Mets club does not obviously improve his situation. The narrative is steady, but without a meaningful uptick in production, that measured optimism has a short shelf life.
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About this player
Andy Ibanez is a player in his 5th MLB season listed at 3B for the Mets. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Andy Ibanez: Contract Value Index F, Performance F, Sentiment C, Fan Verdict pending.
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