After missing out on a few of their relief pitching targets yesterday, the Mets signed a bullpen arm this morning. Anthony Swarzak, who split last year between the White Sox and the Brewers, signed a two-year, $14 million dollar contract with the team, pending a physical, according to Mark Carig of Newsday.
One day after whiffing on a pair of their top relief targets, the Mets pivoted to righthander Anthony Swarzak. In agreement on 2 years,$14m sources tell Newsday.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) December 13, 2017
Swarzak is not the marquee name that some of the Mets’ other targets were, but he is an intriguing signing for a few reasons.