The Mets have a bunch of needs that they’ll need to address this offseason, and we figured we’d get started by looking at the bullpen. There are glaring needs in the starting rotation, but right now, the bullpen is pretty thin beyond the top relievers. If the Mets intend to be competitive next year, as president of baseball operations David Stearns said at his introductory press conference, they need to bring in some relievers.
While the bullpen wasn’t primarily to blame for the Mets’ incredibly disappointing 2023 season, it wasn’t very good. Mets relievers had a 4.