![]() The big righty - who has an equally large personality - pitched in 58 of the White Sox games last season, and worked to a terrific 2.81 ERA while converting 37 of 41 save chances. New York’s relief corps could every well be an asset as is. The Mets have also signed veteran right hander David Robertson, traded for Tampa Bay lefty Brooks Raley, and will bring back valuable middle innings guy Drew Smith. And bringing back his 2022 eighth inning man, Adam Ottavino, was a move that didn’t get nearly enough praise. ![]() We all know New York already employs the best closer in the game in Edwin Díaz. The one thing no team can never have enough of, however, is high quality late inning relief pitching. Carlos Carrasco is still here-for now-with David Peterson, Tylor Megill, and Joey Lucchesi serving as legitimate rotation depth.Īny way you slice it, it’s hard to imagine this unit not being a strength in 2023. Enter Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana. Watching a trio of that caliber walk out the door is near impossible to replace, but incredibly the Mets may not only have replaced them, but improved upon them. New York’s rotation lost Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt. ![]() Trading James McCann to Baltimore yesterday is an emphatic example of addition by subtraction behind the plate, where Tomás Nido and Omar Narváez will now share the catching duties until uber prospect Francisco Álvarez is ready to take the job for good. Out on the grass the Mets will bring back the same starting outfield of Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha, and Starling Marte that was very productive in 2022. With the addition of Carlos Correa, every member of New York’s starting infield has made multiple all-star teams. The Mets are reportedly expressing interest in White Sox closer Liam Hendriks, who is reportedly available via trade.Īt this point in the off-season, at least on paper, there is very little standing in the way of the Mets becoming the legitimate World Series favorite and the type of superteam typically only seen in the NBA. Over the past few days-occurring concurrently with a horde of eye opening Mets moves, another exciting rumor has begun circulating.
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