Over the course of the past calendar year, the New York Yankees seem poised to lose Clay Holmes, Devin Williams, and Luke Weaver to the crosstown Mets. All three spent their final year in the Bronx absorbing abuse, including insults heaved from Mets fans in their direction. Weirdly, those same fans immediately justified all three signings.
Holmes converted from a closer to a starter after joining the other side, an ambition that Weaver also brought into his free agency cycle. As Chris Kirschner's Tuesday report noted — citing mutual interest between the Yankees and Weav's camp — none of the 10 teams that had discussed a new deal with him this offseason viewed him the same way.