New York Post Mar 26, 2023
Adam Ottavino embracing challenge of helping Mets replace Edwin Diaz: ‘Collective thing’
Adam Ottavino intends to be part of the solution after serving as the primary setup man for Diaz last season.
Amazin Avenue Mar 26, 2023
Mets option Brigham to Syracuse, send McFarland and Yacabonis to minor league camp
Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports The Mets’ Opening Day bullpen continues to take shape. The Mets have optioned right-handed relief pitcher Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Syracuse, and they’ve sent fellow righty Jimmy Yacabonis and the left-handed T.J. McFarland to minor league camp, as well. With Tommy Hunter having made the team and Edwin Díaz out long term, the bullpen will be anchored by David Robertson, Adam Ottavino, Brooks Raley, and Drew Smith. As Anthony DiComo points out on Twitter, all of those moves leave four pitchers in big league camp the mix for the final...
Amazin Avenue Mar 21, 2023
David Robertson is even more important to the Mets’ bullpen now
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Robertson was a significant signing whose importance is only greater with Edwin Díaz injured. After inking Edwin Díaz to a five-year deal to start their offseason, the Mets kept building out their bullpen with a series of moves that only look better now that Díaz is out for at least several months. A day after trading for Brooks Raley, the Mets signed David Robertson to a one-year, $10 million deal. And twelve days after that, the team brought back Adam Ottavino on a two-year, $14.5 million deal. All three pitchers will appear in...
New York Post Mar 17, 2023
Why the loss of Edwin Diaz might not mean disaster for the Mets bullpen
The less-trumpeted signings of David Robertson and Adam Ottavino now loom large for the Mets if they hope to keep their World Series hopes alive
Amazin Avenue Mar 16, 2023
A final grade on the Mets offseason
Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports The Mets have quite a stew going. So far this offseason, we’ve graded the majority of the Mets’ moves: Signing Justin Verlander: A+ Signing Jose Quintana: B+ Trading for Brooks Raley: B Re-signing Brandon Nimmo: A+ Signing Kodai Senga: A+ Signing David Robertson: B Signing Omar Narvaez: C Re-Signing Adam Ottavino: B+ This has also been the most active offseason in a long while, so we missed quite a few transactions. Let’s cover those, before wrapping up with some global observations. Re-Signing Edwin Diaz to the...
Amazin Avenue Mar 13, 2023
Bryce Montes de Oca has stress reaction in right elbow
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Montes de Oca will be shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks. Right-handed relief pitcher Bryce Montes de Oca had an MRI on his pitching elbow today that showed a stress reaction, per a report from MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Per DiComo’s report, Montes de Oca will be shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks. While the Mets’ bullpen is headlined by Edwin Díaz, Adam Ottavino, and David Robertson, there were at least three spots up for grabs coming into spring training. And with lefty Brooks Raley dealing with a hamstring...
Amazin Avenue Mar 2, 2023
Jeff Brigham has a solid baseline and upside for more
Photo by Megan Briggs/ Brigham is another dude with a sweepy slider that the Mets added this past offseason. The Mets made a bunch of high-profile bullpen acquisitions this offseason, retaining Edwin Díaz and Adam Ottavino and adding David Robertson and Brooks Raley. They also did a lot of lower-profile work to rebuild the general bullpen depth, including a trade with the Marlins for 31-year-old right hander Jeff Brigham. He’s not the sort of pitcher who’s going to strike out 50 percent of the batters he faces or close out games in the playoffs, but Brigham is an...
