NEW YORK — A day after starting the method of filling out their rotation, the Mets began to do the identical with their bullpen. The staff has come to settlement on a one-year cope with right-handed reliever Austin Adams, the Mets introduced on Thursday, including one other arm to a mixture that features Edwin DÃaz and Brooks Raley.
Adams, 32, is a seven-year veteran who most lately posted a 5.71 ERA over 24 appearances for the D-backs. That motion was his first since a strained proper forearm and ensuing flexor tendon surgical procedure restricted him to 2 appearances in 2022.
When wholesome, Adams has ranked among the many league’s finest at limiting exhausting contact. In current seasons, he has relied virtually completely on his slider, throwing that pitch round 90% of the time. The Mets are lots accustomed to him from his time in Washington from 2017-19. Adams has additionally performed for the Mariners and Padres.
In New York, Adams will function with a non-guaranteed cut up contract, although he nonetheless stands a good likelihood of becoming a member of a bullpen combine that’s at the moment headlined by DÃaz and Raley. Drew Smith may also return to be a part of the bullpen, and the Mets will cobble collectively a part of the remainder from a gaggle that features Phil Bickford, Grant Hartwig and Sean Reid-Foley. The staff can be doubtless so as to add further pitchers on Main League offers.