As I had mentioned in my previous post, it has been nearly a year since the Mets acquired J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a bevy of players.
When they acquired the hard throwing righty, the Mets envisioned having a proven closer that could fill in the closer’s role if needed.
However, as usual, [...]
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