On the first day of free agency, the Mets signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Dylan Covey to a one-year, Major League contract per a press release sent out by the Mets. Covey, entering his age 33 season, appeared in 100 games across four MLB teams, with a career 71 ERA+, -2.6 bWAR, and 214 strikeouts over 307.1 innings.
Covey was drafted by the Brewers in the first round of the 2010 draft, but was diagnosed with Type I diabetes during his post-draft physical, and decided not to sign in order to get a handle on his condition.