The Mets were patient, to put it mildly, when it came to building out a major league bullpen over the course of this offseason. Once they finally started making moves to add good relievers to the mix behind returning closer Edwin Díaz, though, they made some solid signings, the best of which was probably their one-year, $4 million deal with Jake Diekman.
The contract includes a club option for the 2025 season at the same salary and would become a guaranteed year if the veteran reliever makes 58 appearances this season. Heading into his age-37 season, this will be the left-handed Diekman’s tenth season away from the Phillies organization with which he came up through the minors and spent the first three-and-a-half major league seasons starting in 2012.