The Mets have had dialogue with the representatives for free-agent reliever Fernando Rodney, according to ESPN. However, it sounds like the Mets might just sign a few free-agent relievers to minor-league deals instead of signing Rodney.
"We've got a lot of good young arms that we like -- they just don't have much experience," general manager Sandy Alderson told MLB.com. "Acquiring someone with some experience would give us some comfort going into spring training, but we don't want to preclude some of our younger pitchers from getting a solid opportunity either. So if there's somebody there that we like, we'll pursue them. Otherwise, one of the ways we've approached starting pitching, for example, is to bring in a couple of guys on minor-league contracts and have them compete with some of our own internal candidates. We may do the same thing with the bullpen."