3 more lefty relievers who should become NY Mets rumors after the GM Meetings

The most significant New York Mets rumors to come out from the GM Meetings this week is their desire to add a lefty reliever. They’ve been connected to multiple southpaws for the bullpen. Alex Vesia, Tim Hill, Brooks Raley, and A.J. Minter are a couple we already know about.

The team apparently doesn’t seem to be a realistic candidate for Adrian Morejon and for good reason. He’s going to get closer money whether he’s a closer or not. The loss of two draft picks plus international bonus slot money with no way to gain a draft pick when one of their own free agents signs elsewhere (like with Edwin Diaz last offseason) appears to have them shopping in a very specific aisle.

The Mets are searching high with Vesia, low with Hill, and a possible match for these other lefty free agent relievers worth consideration.

Three more free agent lefty relievers we can expect to become Mets rumors

1) Brock Burke

Coming off a year where he led the league with 77 games pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, Brock Burke has several really good seasons already on his resume. He had a 1.97 ERA in 2022 and a 2.30 ERA in 2026. There was some bad. The Texas Rangers waived him with a 9.22 ERA in 2024 only for Burke to figure things out again as a member of the Los Angeles Angels. His biggest weakness last season were walks (not that that has stopped the Mets before) with his greatest strength coming from an 89th percentile hard-hit percentage. Burke throws hard and all four of his pitches had a batting average under .250 last season. His fastball and slider, the two he uses most, held opponents under .200. He’s only 30 so the idea of him breaking down despite the heavy workload last year balances out.

2) Steven Okert

Steven Okert is coming off of two straight years with a WHIP under 0.90 and yet he doesn’t seem to get any credit. His revitalization with the Houston Astros saw him reduce walks to 2.4 BB/9 down to 1.9 BB/9 last season. A total strikeout rate of 9.8 K/9 over the last two seasons, Okert is a softer-tossing lefty who gets outs with fly balls instead of grounders. There’s always a risk there because mother nature can play a factor which it would more often outside of a domed ballpark. The Mets front office seems to favor high strikeouts and/or a tendency to keep the ball on the ground. Okert would be different. Different might be good for the 2027 Mets.

3) JoJo Romero

This guy makes too much sense not to have a conversation with. JoJo Romero is predictably consistent. He has a 3.04 ERA since 2023 with a 2.07 ERA performance in 2025 as the favorable outlier. It hasn’t gone above 3.68 at any stop he has made along the way. He has been around league average in strikeouts for his career, he’s at 22.8% compared to a league average of 22.6%. Ground balls have been a huge part of his game. He was at 49.4% last year but saw it jump to 59% when he finished up with the Milwaukee Brewers. The St. Louis Cardinals managed to trade him alongside Dustin May to the eventual World Series Champions. Romero raised his stock. A 1.13 ERA in 8 postseason innings with only 1 walk allowed is impressive.

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