With the global pandemic altering baseball’s rules for 2020, the Mets had some extra room in their player pool heading into the “spring training” restart. To fill one of those spots, they snagged veteran reliever Hunter Strickland on a minor league deal. While he earned a ring with the Nationals in 2019, he struggled mightily in March, prompting his release. Now he’ll have a chance to rebound with a Mets team that’s thin in the bullpen, as usual.
Perhaps best known for his explosive—and very stupid—beef with Bryce Harper, Strickland was recently one of the more promising young relievers in baseball.