As the trade deadline looms eight days away, David Stearns isn’t hiding the Mets’ primary priority: bolstering the bullpen. We will have a companion piece on the left-handed side later today, but right now we are looking at right-handed relievers the Mets could target at the deadline. Since June 13, the Mets have tallied the most innings thrown by right-handed relievers (111.0) of any team in MLB, while totaling the fourth-lowest fWAR (-0.3) from right-handed relievers in that same span. It’s not a winning combination, and it’s no surprise the Mets have won just 12 of 32 games since then.
A look at the Mets’ right-handed relief options at the trade deadline
