“Love Carlos,” the former New York Yankees slugger added. “Great hire. Great person. New Yorker. His wife, Jessica, lives right here in the city. And, he’s a baseball savant. I think the Mets are going to love him.”The Mets ultimately decided to go with Beltrán over Eduardo Pérez. New York also considered Tim Bogar, Pat Murphy, and Joe Girardi. The latter came to an agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies prior to the Beltran hire.
Beltrán will thus be joining a ballclub that could be on the rise if they fix certain aspects of their game. One of these facets is, without a doubt, the bullpen.