The All-Decade New York Mets Bullpen
Jeurys Familia
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Familia actually came up as a starter, but was converted to a reliever by the New York Mets and then became their closer. Yes, you can tell early with him if he has it or not, but when you look at the numbers, he was their best reliever of the decade.
Familia was brought back as a free agent before last season after being traded at the deadline in 2018. He will be a key setup man in 2020.
Seth Lugo
Lugo came up in 2016 and was a part of the rotation. He has shuffled between the rotation and the bullpen over the past couple of years, but 2019 was a different story as he was the New York Mets best reliever in 2019. He could start again in 2020 depending on what they decide to do.
Bobby Parnell
Like most relievers, Parnell came up as a starter, but the New York Mets needed bullpen help and eventually a closer in the early part of the decade and eventually became the closer. He struggled in 2015 and was let go by the club that off-season.
The New York Mets of the 2010s had some really high highs and low lows. The club is set to win now, so the early part of the 2020s could have another contending club in Queens.