Jose Quintana’s added bonus is his left-handedness.
Whereas saying he didn’t got down to essentially add a lefty to the Mets rotation for subsequent season, normal supervisor Billy Eppler acknowledged Wednesday that Quintana, who arrived final week on a two-year contract value $26 million, offers a dimension the crew was missing on a full-time foundation.
“On the finish it’s sort of a separator, nevertheless it’s not any sort of inner mandate that we feature into the wintertime and say we have now to stroll with a left-handed starter,” Eppler mentioned on a Zoom name. “It’s good to offer variability and be capable of assault opponents in numerous methods and there might be circumstances the place we attempt to tempo relaxation and utilization based mostly on an opponent, if the schedule permits and the off days permit.”
Left-hander David Peterson obtained 19 begins final season in a fill-in capability, however his function continues to be undetermined for 2023. The veteran Quintana pitched to a 2.93 ERA final season in 32 begins mixed for the Pirates and Cardinals.
“It’s sort of extra Jose’s demeanor, his expertise, his savvy for doing what he does and doing it at an especially excessive degree and for an extended time period,” Eppler mentioned. “That's what drove us there greater than the hand he throws with.”
Quintana, a local of Colombia, started his skilled profession within the Mets group in 2006.
“It’s time to win and it was the right match,” Quintana mentioned. “The proper crew and we have now every little thing right here to point out that and I’m actually glad to get this chance to come back right here.”
The Mets will maintain a press convention Thursday at Citi Area to formally announce Brandon Nimmo’s return on an eight-year contract value $162 million.
The crew may even maintain its annual vacation celebration, this yr with Todd Zeile filling the function of Santa and distributing presents to college students, together with Nimmo, Daniel Vogelbach and supervisor Buck Showalter.
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