Back in the before times, we covered the Dellin Betances signing from a number of angles, all of which reinforced the idea that, though risky, this was a signing that could pay huge dividends for the Mets. In addition to his recent injury history, Betances’s contract structure, which features player options for 2021 and 2022, allowed the Mets to sign him for a relatively affordable price. With a 60-game season upon us, all of the question marks for the signing remain, and are all somewhat magnified.
Betances missed all but two-thirds of an inning in 2019, first due to a shoulder injury (which eventually turned into a lat injury), and then the end of the season with a partially torn achilles.