Mets Sign Reliever RHP Dellin Betances to a One-Year deal

Mets RHP Dellin Betances (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets signed reliever RHP Dellin Betances to a one-year deal today. Betances is getting a $5.3 million signing bonus and a $2.2 million base salary in 2020. He has a $6 million player option for 2021 with a $3 million buyout and a vesting player option for 2022. Betances pitched in only one game in the 2019 season due to shoulder issues and a partial Achilles tear, but is expected to make a full recovery for next year. He had a dominant stretch from 2014-2018 and was a four-time All Star and became the first reliever to have five consecutive 100 strikeout seasons. In his last full season in 2018, he made 66 appearances with a 2.70 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings. He has a career 2.36 ERA, 1.04  WHIP, and an incredible 14.6 K/9 in 381 2/3 over eight years with the Yankees. This is a great move since the Mets had to upgrade their bullpen after a disastrous 2019 season. If Betances is healthy, he could help form one of the best bullpens in baseball alongside Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, and Seth Lugo.