New York Mets: 5 options to help replace Noah Syndergaard in the rotation
By Jason Evans
Sign Doug Fister
Veteran right-hander Doug Fister has yet to sign on with a club, though that could change soon. The Mets were one of the five teams that watched Fister throw last week, so if they liked what they saw, it would behoove them to make a move sooner rather than later.
Fister was 12-13 with a 4.64 ERA in 32 starts last season for the Houston Astros. Back in 2014, Fister won 16 games for the Washington Nationals. He, like Pill, isn’t a strikeout guy. He struck out just 115 in 180 innings last season. The Mets have made 23 errors so far, which is seventh worst in baseball. They have a -9 DRS, which is fifth worst in baseball.
The Fister move would only cost money and probably not that much of it considering it’s May 8 and he hasn’t even signed yet. He would need a little bit of time to get his stamina back up to starting levels, but he can do that in the minors for a couple of weeks and then come up.
He would give the Mets a different look than their other starters, and maybe that isn’t such a bad thing.