The Mets announced on Monday afternoon they’ve signed right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland. He has been added to their player pool.
Strickland, 31, struggled in 2019 with a 5.55 ERA in 24 1/3 innings between the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals.
The former 18th round pick allowed eight earned runs in 6 2/3 innings during Spring Training this year for the Nats and was released in March.
Hunter has a career 3.16 ERA and 1.198 WHIP in 281 big league innings. From 2015-2017 with the Giants, Strickland had a 2.75 ERA and held opponents to 7.4 H/9.
The Mets original player pool released on Sunday night had 45 players, with the signing of Strickland plus the re-signing of outfielder Ryan Cordell right-handed pitcher Erasmo Ramirez, the pool is now at 48 players.
