Evaluating the Mets’ bullpen options after injury returns

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe Mets front office has received some much-deserved scrutiny this year for their handling of the bullpen—first for entering the season without further shoring up potential holes amongst the relief options, and then for not doing enough to fill said holes at the trading deadline. It’s hard to call the production they’ve received from the bullpen an outright liability—entering the series final against the Brewers, their 3.57 ERA ranked tenth amongst all major league teams—but for much of the 2022 season, it has been the most top-heavy component of the team, with the two strongest options in the bullpen—Edwin Díaz and Adam Ottavino—providing excellent, consistent production and the rest of the squad being more hit-and-miss.

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