With Mickey Callaway expected to rely heavily upon his bullpen, given his track record as pitching coach in Cleveland, the Mets need multiple reliable late-inning arms. Aside from Jeurys Familia, they really don’t have any, and Familia is coming off an injury-plagued 2017. AJ Ramos has had mixed results, though he does have four reliable pitches. Jerry Blevins is most effective as a lefty-specialist.
Robles is not the answer. He never will be.
Coming off an awful 2017, the 27-year-old righty was to be counted on as a core piece of the 2018 pen.