By Brian Joura
With Wednesday’s trade with the Brewers, the Mets’ 40-man roster stands at 38 players. Most expect the club to add a starting pitcher and an outfielder. There are certainly other areas the Mets could address, too, including designated hitter and the bullpen. Today we’ll focus on the pen. Edwin Diaz returns to nail down the ninth-inning role. Brooks Raley is back, too. After that, there’s not a ton of certainty, which is a touch alarming.
At one point, many fans thought the pen would include Adam Ottavino and David Robertson. But Ottavino declined his player option after the Mets refused to extend his contract and there have been no rumors connecting the club to Robertson, despite how successful the veteran was for the team last year.
Meanwhile, David Stearns has been very busy adding depth options for the pen. But there’s not one person there that the average fan is glad to have on the team. When you hire a guy who made his bones by making moves on the margin, you can’t be too surprised when he … makes moves on the margin.
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