After a season of disappointing endings, at least from the individual perspectives of the Mets and Yankees, it was a pivotal offseason to improve upon their foundational rosters in hopes of capturing the World Series title.
The Mets, concluding the 2019 season at 86-76 and finishing three games back of the second wildcard spot, had to address their weakness within the bullpen. After Edwin Diaz’s ERA regressed from 1.96 in 2018 to 5.59 in 2019, the closer never provided New York with the bullpen backbone they sought out for. Jeurys Familia, brought back for the 2019 season on a three-year, $30 million contract after being traded to the Athletics midseason in 2018, struggled immensely as well.