A year ago, the Mets were in their seemingly annual position of needing to cobble together a passable bullpen in the offseason. They made a few moves in that regard—including trading for Brooks Raley and acquiring a number of optionable arms (the latter of which represented a strategy that ended up working out pretty horribly, but alas)—but perhaps the biggest addition came in the free agent signing of veteran reliever David Robertson. Robertson had spent several years in New York with the Yankees at the beginning of his career, and was coming off a season in which he pitched very well for the Chicago Cubs, got traded to the Phillies at the deadline, and struggled with his new team as they went on a remarkable postseason run.
David Robertson was an ideal free agent signing for the Mets
