To round out their latest round of bullpen additions, the Mets brought in another high-risk, high-reward arm in Shintaro Fujinami. The former Atheltic and Oriole, who came over from NPB last season, will earn $3.35M with up to $850K in incentives.
Fujimani was a bit of a disaster in his first MLB season, walking the world and running an ERA over seven in 79 innings. He quickly flamed out as a starter in Oakland, moving to the bullpen after only four starts and continuing to struggle there. Through the end of June, his ERA was a ghastly 9.