The New York Mets are close to boosting their bullpen and adding veteran lefty Jake Diekman. Will Sammon at The Athletic was first with news of the signing.
Diekman, 37, joins the Mets after splitting 2023 between the White Sox and Rays. He posted an awful 7.94 ERA in 13 games with Chicago, but improved to a stellar 2.18 in Tampa Bay. That ended his season at a solid 3.34 mark, and Diekman proved a solid soft contact specialist with a barrel rate in the 88th percentile.
He joins a boosted Mets bullpen that not only has closer Edwin Diaz coming back, but also just brought back Adam Ottavino on a one-year, $4.