If being addicted to signing former Yankees brings about a buzz akin to heroin, then call the Mets Miles Davis. Sometimes, they're coveted Yankees targets like Juan Soto that send both sides of the "rivalry" into a full-year tailspin, calling "fake news" about whichever gossip report they don't like. Sometimes, they're the funniest possible crossovers — Clay Holmes the Starter, meet Adam Ottavino the Something.
On Monday night, the cycle elicited an all-new giggle when Devin Williams, the beard policy changer slash roller coaster rider, signed a three-year, $50 million deal to become the Mets' closer (setup man if Edwin Diaz gets $100+ million of Steve Cohen's money, too).