Mets meeting with Nick Pivetta as starting pitching search intensifies after Juan Soto splurge
NY Post
A former NL East rival is on the Mets’ radar.
The Mets were scheduled to meet with former Red Sox and Phillies righty starter Nick Pivetta’s agents Wednesday, The Post’s Jon Heyman exclusively reported.
With Juan Soto now secured on a 15-year, $765 million deal, the Mets can turn their attention to upgrading a pitching staff that lost Luis Severino to the A’s and could be without free agent Sean Manaea.
Pivetta, 31, went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA spanning 27 outings (26 starts) with the Red Sox last season.
He’s 56-71 with a 4.76 ERA spanning his eight-season career with the Phillies (2017-20) and Red Sox (2020-24) and has experience as both a starter and reliever.
Pivetta has shown flashes where can be dominant, but there are times where he pitches like a No. 5 starter. He does generate strikeouts, averaging 10.0 per nine innings for his career.