You have to love what the Mets really said if you read between the lines:
From the author:
“Tebow played 77 games at baseball’s highest minor league level in 2019, batting .163 with four home runs.”
From the Mets:
“By reaching the Triple-A level in 2019, he far exceeded expectations when he first entered the system in 2016”
That’s right – hitting .163 with no power in triple-A is FAR better than they expected!
(I would love to see the scouting reports. What exactly were those expectations? My guess is that they said something like this: “With a bat in his hand, Tebow couldn’t hit a beachball tossed underhand. On the other hand, lots of conservative Christians will pay to see him play, and will buy plenty of beer, hot dogs, and branded merchandise. The amount of profit he will generate is greater than the amount we will pay him, so what do we have to lose? Sign the sumbitch.”)