The Mets continue to be connected with free agents Jay Bruce and Addison Reed, according to a report from Newsday. Rumors about a reunion with Bruce have gone back as far as November, when Marc Carig indicated that the interest between the Mets and Bruce was mutual.
According to a source, Bruce developed a good relationship with Mets manager Mickey Callaway after being traded to the Indians last year, where Callaway was the pitching coach at the time. Bringing back Bruce makes a certain amount of sense from the Mets’ perspective, as well.