The New York Mets had many problems in 2018 after a stellar start to the season. One of those problems was their bullpen.
The relief corp put together a season ERA of 4.96, which was the third worse in all of MLB. They also allowed a total of 548 hits in 546.1 innings pitched and when it’s late in the game and you are trying to keep runs off the board, the last thing you want to do is average a hit per inning.
Over the past couple of years, it seems like a strong bullpen is needed to be able to contend with the best.