A few weeks back, we mentioned that the Mets still needed bullpen help—despite the fact that they had a few very good relievers. At the time, Brad Hand was still a free agent who was on the Mets’ radar, but even if they had signed him, it seemed clear that they should do more. And even more importantly, the excellent Seth Lugo was penciled in to the Opening Day bullpen at the time. Now, he’s set to have surgery to remove a lose body in his right elbow.
With the only set timeline right now being that Lugo will not throw for six weeks following the surgery, there’s even more uncertainty in the Mets’ bullpen now than there was before.