Yankees fans can't stop laughing as Mets pick up another former NYY bust

In recent years, the New York Mets have made it a habit of adding former New York Yankees at all levels of their organization. The one that comes top of mind for everyone is, of course, Juan Soto, but the overall number is truly astounding.

With that, they've had varying degrees of success. At its worst, they've hilariously wasted $34 million on Frankie Montas, who was so bad that they just unceremoniously DFA'd him. On the positive side, they extracted a rebound season from Luis Severino in 2024, but then wisely moved on.

It's not just major players that New York's little brother has pilfered from the Yankees, either. Just one example is Luis Torrens, who they turned into a very useful backup catcher, although at one time his potential was much greater.

Now, they're going to that well again, on an even more micro scale, signing Anderson Severino, otherwise known as the other Severino, to a minor league deal. With that, they're truly scraping the bottom of the barrel.

The Mets hilariously can't quit taking on Yankees reclamation projects

Severino's Yankees' journey got off on the wrong foot when he tested positive for PEDs before his first pro appearance. The southpaw's Yankees tenure had its flashes, such as a 3.64 ERA showing in 42 Single-A innings back in 2018, but he ultimately stalled out.

Severino failed to surpass High-A as a Yankee farmhand, and when 2019 came to a close he was cut loose. The cancellation of the 2020 minor league season kept him on the sidelines until he latched on with the Chicago White Sox in 2021.

By 2022, he'd reach the bigs in Chicago, throwing 7 1/3 putrid innings with a 6.14 ERA. That would be the last we'd see of Severino stateside.

He'd play winter ball in his native Dominican Republic, spending time on both sides of the Tigres del Licey-Águilas Cibaeñas rivalry, with a stint spending his winter in Venezuela in between playing for those Dominican titans.

Severino also spent time in the Mexican leagues, posting a 7.56 ERA for Oaxaca in 2024 and a 2.68 ERA for Monclova in 2025. He's currently back on the mound for Licey with this year's Dominican Winter League just getting ramped up.

At 31 years old, the chances of the Mets finding a diamond in the rough are pretty slim, but as always, they love the Yankees' leftovers and will seemingly take a shot on anyone who donned pinstripes once upon a time. This instance isn't an earth-shattering move, but the obsession certainly is funny.