Key Highlights
- Luke Weaver became the latest arm to go from the Yankees to the Mets on Wednesday, signing for $22 million over two years.
- Weaver follows his former bullpen-mates Devin Williams and Clay Holmes to Flushing. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWeaver and/or Williams will be tasked with closing games for the Mets next season in the absence of Edwin Diaz, who signed a three-year, $69 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week during the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla.
- While no one can truly replace Diaz, one of the best closers in baseball, if Williams can return to his Milwaukee form and Weaver can continue getting left-handers out, the back end of the bullpen will be solid, especially with left-handers A. J.
- Minter and Brooks Raley returning next season. A 32-year-old right-hander who grew up in the same town as former Mets ace Jacob deGrom, Weaver was poised to become a breakout star after 2024 postseason when he went from a journeyman reliever to a World Series closer on baseball’s biggest stage, posting a 1.76 ERA in 12 playoff games with four saves and a hold.
- The Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Seattle Mariners in September of 2023, becoming the sixth organization Weaver would pitch for. A first-round pick by the St.