According to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press, the New York Mets at least made some attempt to bolster the bullpen in a positive way this summer. Fenech provided us with some early July Mets trade rumors with the information about how the Amazins checked in with the Detroit Tigers regarding the availability of relief pitchers Shane Greene and Joe Jimenez.
If you’ve been following Major League Baseball this year, you probably know Greene already. The 30-year-old Detroit closer is heading to the All-Star Game next week on the back of his 22 saves and 1.