The New York Mets want to build a super bullpen that can help them protect leads late in games. Last season, the unit was fairly mediocre and didn’t even have Seth Lugo, its most consistent man, for a huge chunk of the season because he was needed as a starter.
During the offseason, the Mets signed Trevor May and Aaron Loup, and added some upside in Jacob Barnes, Sam McWilliams, Mike Montgomery, Tommy Hunter, and others. Yet, they recently lost Lugo to an elbow injury that will require surgery, thus creating the need of bringing another top reliever to spell him.