With the Mets having made their signing of familiar left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins to a minor league deal official yesterday, it’s as good a time as any to check in on their overall left-handed relief pitching situation. While the Mets have bigger needs at other positions—center field and starting pitcher, specifically—they could still use more help in the bullpen.
Right now, the team has just two left-handed relief pitchers with major league experience under their belts: Blevins and Daniel Zamora. The list of minor league signings that the team announced yesterday also included Tom Windle, a 28-year-old lefty who has pitched exclusively in relief in the minors since 2016, having spent the majority of that career in the Phillies’ system.