MORE GOOD NEWS: The Mets and the former Cubs pitcher agree to a two-year contract.
According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, right-handed pitcher Adbert Alzolay has agreed to a two-year minor league contract with the New York Mets. The 29-year-old Alzolay will miss the most of the 2025 season, if not all of it, while he heals from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in August 2024. If all goes according to plan, the Mets anticipate having him ready to join their bullpen in 2026.
Alzolay and the Chicago Cubs parted ways in November 2024 because he was not a good fit. His elbow injury, which required surgery, caused his year to end early. He pitched in 18 games in 2024, giving up six home runs in just 17.1 innings while recording a 4.67 ERA and 1.44 WHIP. He too had a rough start, missing four of his first seven save attempts and
Early in the season, he lost his position as the closer.
However, Alzolay was a bright spot for the Cubs in 2023, only a year prior. In 64 innings, he recorded 22 saves after taking over as their closer. He struck out 9.4 batters per nine innings and had a solid 2.67 ERA at the end of the season. His slider was very noteworthy and stunning. With a 40.6 percent whiff rate and a plus-10 run value, it was extremely difficult for hitters to hit. He has a 4.04 ERA and a 4.30 FIP for his career, having struck out 269 hitters in 254 innings.
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