When the Mets acquired Jerry Blevins from the Nationals in exchange for Matt den Dekker in 2015, he represented a huge upgrade in the Mets’ relief corps almost instantly, and was a mainstay of their bullpen for the next four seasons. In 2016 and 2017 in particular, Blevins was a workhorse, and an extremely valuable one, putting up ERA+s of 145 and 141, respectively, over those two years.
While with the Mets, Blevins set himself apart by being one of the most fun players on the team, both on Twitter and on his semi-regular “Hello, Jerry” segments on SNY.