An hour doesn’t seem to pass by without the New York Mets adding someone to a minor league deal. It can’t hurt, can it? On Tuesday evening, Mike Mayer reported they’ll add hard-throwing Ofreidy Gomez whose 2.77 ERA and 15.2 K/9 in this year’s Dominican Winter League lead the reasons why they may have had some interest.
Beyond the statistics, we can see the other important number. Hitting 99mph, even in an age where more pitchers than ever can throw hard, can pique interest. The Mets have been all over multiple hard-throwing players in the past two years under the David Stearns regime.