One of the leading causes of New York Mets fans ending up in the hospital in 2019 was the bullpen. For most of the year, no one could be trusted. Even Seth Lugo had a stint where he looked human.
Heading into a new year, there’s plenty of hype about where this team is with its crop of relievers. Although they’ve made minimal upgrades, the law of averages and the back of baseball cards suggests the bullpen could be a strength, not a weakness.
Returning for 2020, we find Edwin Diaz as the expected closer and Jeurys Familia as one of his possible setup men.