The Mets, who invested 1 trillion won in Soto, also spit on the 'giant bullpen'

The Mets, who invested 1 trillion won in Soto, also spit on the 'giant bullpen'

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The New York Mets, who have recruited Juan Soto, the biggest free agent (FA) player, are aiming to reinforce the back door.먹튀검증

MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball (MLB), said on the 8th (Korea time), "According to a report by The Athletic, the Mets are looking for a bullpen to reinforce and had a meeting (phone or video call) with Tanner Scott, widely known as the best relief pitcher in the FA market." The Mets did not invest a large amount of money in recruiting starting pitchers in the FA market. They renewed their contracts with Sean Manaea (three-year $75 million, 109.1 billion won) and recruited relievers Clay Holmes (three-year $38 million, 55.3 billion won) and Frankie Montas (two-year $34 million, 49.5 billion won) to fill the gap.

Scott is a top closing pitcher with 22 saves and an ERA of 1.75 in 72 appearances for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres last season. His eight-year MLB record is 31 wins, 24 losses, 55 saves and an ERA of 3.56. Since his debut in the big league in 2017, he has displayed strong pitching capabilities, maintaining double-digit strikeouts every year and nine innings. As he possesses top-notch performance, he is expected to sign a large-scale contract as an FA. The Mets are certain to secure a back door, but they should open their wallets to match him.
MLB.COM said, "If you sign an FA contract with Scott or other famous reliever, it will be a departure from the typical way of operating the Mets baseball," adding, "Stearns, who led the front office for nine seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and Mets, has signed a multi-year contract with only one reliever (Mat Albers)." He added, "Thanks to the financial support of Steve Cohen (with strong financial power), Stearns is able to flexibly push for movements that would not have been considered in the past." The Mets have Edwin Díaz, who has 225 saves in his career, but the ups and downs are severe and there is no proper internal alternative to him.

The Mets surprised the public by signing a 15-year, 765 million-dollar contract with outfielder Soto last month. One of their next targets is the bullpen. Last season's bullpen ERA ranked 17th among 30 MLB teams. It remains to be seen whether the team will be able to strengthen its capacity.