Stanek landed with the Mets at last year’s trade deadline after being shipped over from Seattle. With the Mets, he put up a 6.06 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 17 appearances.

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...