The Mets are working to finalize a two-year, $22MM deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The deal is pending a physical. Weaver is repped by Excel Sports Management.
The two-year, $22MM terms are the exact same ones as the just-agreed-upon deal between the division-rival Phillies and righty Brad Keller. Like Keller, Weaver is a starter-turned-reliever who’s found notable success pitching near the back of a big-market contender’s bullpen.
Weaver, 32, has spent the past two-plus seasons as a key late-inning arm over in the Bronx.