Tag: bullpen

Nate Lavender Impresses In First Spring Training Outing

The New York Mets dropped their spring training opener on Saturday. However, one pitcher impressed greatly in the 10-5 outing. That being 24-year-old, left-handed reliever, Nate Lavender. Lavender, a non-roster invitee to spring training camp, pitched the eighth inning in Saturday’s opener against the Cardinals and was nearly perfect. He struck out the side on only 14 pitches while...

Mets 2024 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Cole Sulser

Cole Sulser is one of the more interesting veteran non-roster invitees in camp as a couple of years ago he had a dominant season. Since then he’s been mired by injuries. Sulser was drafted in 2013 out of Dartmouth by the Cleveland Indians. In 2018, he was part of a massive three-team trade between Cleveland, Tampa Bay, and Seattle which included Carlos Santana coming to Cleveland. Sulser was...

2024 NL East Position Rankings: Reliever Edition

Continuing with MMO’s preseason ranking of positional groups around the NL East, next up is the bullpen. The division holds some of the best arms in the games, from elite closers to pitchers with devastating pitches. As the game changes, the bullpen has become one of the most crucial roles in the sport. Without a stable pen, you can’t win games. No. 5: Washington Nationals The...

2024 Mets Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Cam Robinson

David Stearns has remade the New York Mets’ roster since joining at the start of the offseason, especially the bullpen. The Mets’ bullpen was a disaster last season and had a lot of players who had similar arms. Stearns remade the pen by signing a diversity of throwing styles and a high number of players on a combination of major-league and minor-league deals. Cam Robinson falls into the latter...

Building a Bridge to Edwin Díaz

This past week the Mets resigned Adam Ottavino, signed Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami. They join Edwin Díaz, Brooks Raley, and previous offseason acquisition Jorge Lopez as potential high-leverage relievers.  The Mets under David Stearns have certainly emphasized a few key characteristics when acquiring relievers this offseason; the most obvious of them is the sheer volume of arms they have...

Analyzing One of The Mets’ Newest Bullpen Arms, Jake Diekman

On February 1, the New York Mets were reportedly close to an agreement with left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. The following day, it was confirmed that New York and Diekman were in agreement on a one-year deal worth $4 million that also contained a vesting option for 2025. The vesting option will be triggered if he pitches in 58-or-more games during the 2024 season. By adding Diekman, the Mets...

Wandy Peralta Signing With Padres

Updated Post – Jan. 31 at 11:55 AM The San Diego Padres have signed veteran reliever Wandy Peralta, per Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin of The Athletic. The deal is four-years, $16.5 million, though it has three opt-outs. Peralta was arguably the best left-handed reliever still on the free agent market, and multiple outlets reported the Mets had interest in the former Yankee. Original Post...

Deeper Analysis Into The Signing Of Adam Ottavino

The New York Mets reunited with a familiar face Saturday evening, reportedly signing relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to a one-year deal worth $4.5 million. Ottavino, who spent the last two seasons with New York, declined a $6.75 million player option with the club earlier in the offseason. Regardless, the Mets make a much-needed addition to their bullpen. Ottavino was stellar in 2022, posting a...

Adam Ottavino Re-Signs With Mets

Adam Ottavino has re-signed with the Mets on a one-year, $4.5 million deal, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Ottavino returns to Queens after declining his one-year player option earlier this offseason. The player option was worth $6.5 million and now the New York native returns for less money. Ottavino hinted earlier this offseason he opted out earlier due to uncertainty in the...

Hall of Fame Case: Billy Wagner

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown.  If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute—more so if you figured out how to...

Mets Sign LHP Danny Young, Claim RHP Max Kranick

The New York Mets made two more depth adds to their pitching staff on Friday. Mark Feinsand of MLB reports the Mets have claimed right-hander Max Kranick off waivers from the Pirates. Coming off Tommy John surgery, Kranick didn’t pitch in the majors last season and only pitched in nine minor league games. He posted a 2.76 ERA in 16 1/3 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis in seven starts. In...

Stearns Focused on Enhancing Mets’ Bullpen

David Stearns knows what he needs. Addressing the media on Wednesday to officially introduce the free agent signings of center fielder Harrison Bader and starting pitcher Luis Severino, Stearns acknowledged that further improving the Mets’ bullpen is currently his primary focus. “(We) would like to add to our reliever mix,” Stearns said. “We want to put together the best...

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