The Mets have optioned right-handed relief pitcher Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Syracuse, and they’ve sent fellow righty Jimmy Yacabonis and the left-handed T.J. McFarland to minor league camp, as well.
With Tommy Hunter having made the team and Edwin Díaz out long term, the bullpen will be anchored by David Robertson, Adam Ottavino, Brooks Raley, and Drew Smith. As Anthony DiComo points out on Twitter, all of those moves leave four pitchers in big league camp the mix for the final three spots in the Mets’ Opening Day bullpen: John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, Elieser Hernández.