With regard to the New York Mets bullpen, fans and those within the organization entered the season with high expectations. The bullpen was supposed to be highlighted by the experienced core of Jerry Blevins, Anthony Swarzak, AJ Ramos, and the elite closer in Jeurys Familia.
As with seemingly everything else that started out positive in the Mets’ 2018 season, the bullpen would not take long to collapse. The Mets bullpen finished the season with a 4.96 ERA and -0.6 fWAR, good enough for third worst in baseball.
Swarzak, who was acquired in 2017, missed about half of the season due to injuries but was completely ineffective when he was healthy, anyway: in 29 appearances, he had a 6.