The New York Mets still have a couple moves up their sleeves even though they were unable to sign their first-choice free agent.
This offseason, New York signed former All-Star Luis Severino via free agency, and it appears that it may be pursuing another former All-Star. Lucas Giolito is a free agent who was formerly a pitcher with the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Washington Nationals. The Mets may choose to consider him.
Despite having a lot of potential, the former All-Star had trouble in the second half of the 2023 campaign. The New York Post’s Mike Puma claims that New York is even shown “strong interest” in signing the former All-Star.
“The Mets are showing strong interest in the right-hander, whose top selling point might be his ability to consume innings. Giolito, pitched 184 1/3 innings last season — divided among the (Chicago White Sox), (Los Angeles Angels), and (Cleveland Guardians) — marking the fourth time since 2018 he surpassed 170 in a season. “He finished with 204 strikeouts last season, which ranked sixth in the American League. Giolito had a solid first half with the White Sox last season, but beginning in mid-July went through a divorce and was later traded twice, factors that may have contributed to his shaky numbers after the All-Star break.”
Though it’s too early to say if anything will happen, things should ramp up rapidly in free agency now that Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani are off the market.