It is important to note that the Mets’ bullpen ranked in the middle of the pack in 2016 by DRA. He is likely to suffer a suspension as a result of an alleged domestic violence incident. It is important to note that the added depth is especially important with Familia’s status for 2017 up in the air. 224/.302/.356 line against him for his career.
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He could still be used as a left-handed specialist, as hitters have a. He barely played in the majors in 2016, and in 2015 he pitched very poorly with a 6.41 RA9. If he makes the team, he will make $1 million. Needing some more left-handed depth, the Mets also signed 12-year veteran Tom Gorzelanny to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Still, he will only make $3 million and should be a solid depth piece. Of course, that was over only 17 1⁄ 3 innings, so call me crazy, but I don’t believe that is going to continue in 2017. He had an outstanding September with the Mets, with a 2.08 RA9 and 30.7 percent strikeout rate, and he walked nobody. He was a waver wire acquisition from the Angels at the end of August. The Mets also decided to bring back Fernando Salas. Blevins was a sub-replacement level player in 2014, and he missed almost all of 2015 due to injury, though to be fair, that did involve terrible luck. Even at only one year and $6 million, it isn’t without risk. Blevins has always been a solid reliever, but unless he has become another beneficiary of Warthen’s magic, he will probably regress some in 2017. He only pitched 42 innings, but he had a 3.00 RA9 and struck out 29.3 percent of batters faced.
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Jerry Blevins signed as a free agent in 2015 and had quite a good season himself. He had a 3.71 RA9 and 3.56 FIP in 2016, though his walk rates were a little high.
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Though not at the level of Familia and Reed, Robles has been effective since debuting in 2015. Regardless, he has turned into a great acquisition who only cost some spare parts. He will be a free agent after 2017, so if he keeps this up he will stand to get a pretty nice contract next offseason. His strikeout rate has also gone up by five percentage points. He had a career 4.40 RA9 before arriving in New York, and since then he has turned in a stellar 1.93 RA9 in 93 IP. I can’t say for sure, but it looks like pitching coach Dan Warthen worked his magic again with Reed. He was one of only six players in baseball to have a FIP below two, thanks to his excellent 29.9 percent strikeout rate and 4.3 percent walk rate. He had a 2.09 RA9 and led the NL among relievers with 2.9 WAR, according to Baseball Reference. His 89.4 percent strand rate in 2015 regressed to the mean, as did his walk rate, which in 2016 was approximately three percentage points lower than his career rate.īelieve it or not, the Mets’ best reliever in 2016 was Addison Reed.
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He was bound to regress from his 1.85 RA9 in 2015, and in 2016 he indeed regressed by over a full run to a 2.90 RA9. Hansel Robles will be making the league minimum.įamilia got most of the attention last year because of “teh savez,” but he also has one of the nastiest sinkers in baseball that has averaged 97 MPH since 2014. Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia are arbitration eligible and will be making a combined $15.2 million in 2017.
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The best relievers were already guaranteed to return to the team this upcoming season since they are still on their rookie deals. Their collective 3.77 RA9 was third in the NL behind the Nationals and the Dodgers, and they led all of baseball with a 3.58 FIP. What might have quietly snuck under the radar is the fact that the Mets’ bullpen was also one of the best in baseball. The Mets’ starting rotation was well known as one of the best starting rotations in baseball in 2016, and they will likely still be up there in 2017.