Empire Sports Media · Jan 7, 2020
Have the Mets Really Gotten Better This Offseason?
The New York Mets won 86 games last season despite being their own worst enemy. They had the Cy Young Award winner (Jacob deGrom) and the Rookie of the Year in Pete Alonso who also was the MLB leader in home runs, shattering the rookie record in the process.
Their bullpen, to which general manager Brodie Van Wagenen went to great lengths to repair and bolster, did them in, blowing 27 saves. They’ve made some strides to fix that, mainly by believing Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia will have bounce back seasons and signing former Yankees all star Dellin Betances.