For much of the winter, while the New York Mets were looking at several options to fortify their starting rotation with the 2021 season in mind, they reportedly had a close look at free agent pitcher Jake Odorizzi, formerly on the Minnesota Twins.
Odorizzi had a very good 2019, in which he threw 159 innings in 30 starts and finished with a very good 3.51 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP with a 178/53 K/BB ratio. However, injuries and ineffectiveness marred his 2020 campaign, as he could only throw 13 2/3 frames.
Yet, at the time the Mets were considering him as an option, he was reportedly asking for a three-year deal north of $40 million, and the team preferred to look elsewhere and ended up adding Carlos Carrasco and Joey Lucchesi via trade and Taijuan Walker, Jerad Eickhoff, and Jordan Yamamoto via free agency.