If there may be such a factor as a no brainer signing, David Robertson may fall into that class for the Mets.
A nonetheless reliable reliever who has pitched for a World Collection profitable staff with the Yankees and dealt with all that comes with performing within the New York highlight, Robertson match the factors of what the Mets had been in search of this offseason.
And because the 37-year-old Robertson famous Wednesday on an introductory Zoom name, the Mets look like precisely what he wanted.
“They need to win,” Robertson stated. “I need to win. I'm not getting any youthful. I need to be on a staff that wishes to win, I need to be in a aggressive metropolis in a very good market and that's what the New York Mets have to supply.”
Robertson acquired a one-year contract value $10 million that positioned him in a main setup function for Edwin Diaz. However the veteran right-hander additionally has closing expertise and can be utilized in that function on days Diaz is unavailable.
Final season Robertson obtained to the World Collection with the Phillies after arriving from the Cubs on the commerce deadline. General, he pitched to a 2.40 ERA in 58 appearances for the 2 groups. Among the many intriguing numbers had been Robertson’s strikeout fee of 30.7 %, which ranked in MLB’s ninetieth percentile, in response to Statcast. Additionally, Robertson’s fastball spin fee ranked within the 99th percentile.
It’s a homecoming of kinds for Robertson, who pitched with the Yankees from 2008-14 — a lot of that point in a setup function for Corridor of Famer Mariano Rivera.
“Each recreation we play in New York, whether or not it’s at dwelling or on the street, we now have obtained an enormous fan base, so that you get used to taking part in in these huge atmospheres,” Robertson stated. “So when the postseason got here round it appeared prefer it was the identical factor taking place once more and it was for me, simply go do your job.
“I've by no means actually been a man that cares once I pitch. I need to win. Typically there may be any individual higher suited to be on the again finish than me and that’s positive with me. It doesn’t trouble me one bit. I've simply obtained to get the ball to that man, as a result of that's what he's there for.”
The Mets additionally launched left-hander Brooks Raley, whom they acquired final week in a commerce with the Rays. It has left the staff with a creating bullpen nucleus, however basic supervisor Billy Eppler possible isn’t completed including in that space.
Accessible arms on the free-agent market embrace Adam Ottavino, Michael Fulmer, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel. The Mets — as famous by Eppler — final month acquired Elieser Hernandez and Jeff Brigham in a commerce with the Marlins and have a wholesome John Curtiss after signing the right-hander final March as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgical procedure.
“There’s nonetheless some gifted gamers on the market within the market — I'll keep engaged there,” Eppler stated. “I'm feeling good in regards to the group and the way it appears to be like as an entire, but when there are issues that current themselves that we actually suppose assist us on the run-prevention aspect we now have to be open to it.”
Raley stated he thought of the Mets final offseason as a free agent, however on the time the staff nonetheless hadn’t employed a supervisor and was coming off a dropping season. Now the Mets have Buck Showalter within the supervisor’s seat and are coming off 101 victories within the common season.
“As an entire I believe the Mets are positively a spot, a vacation spot,” Raley stated. “I believe a variety of guys have taken discover.”
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