New York Mets Sign Veteran Hurler to Major League Contract

The New York Mets made their first move of the offseason by signing a veteran reliever to a one-year MLB contract.

Logan VanDine | Oct 31, 2024

Sep 18, 2023; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher relief pitcher Dylan Covey (54) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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The New York Mets wasted no time by adding some bullpen depth for the 2025 season.

New York announced on Thursday that they have signed veteran right-handed relief pitcher Dylan Covey to a one-year major league deal.

We've signed RHP Dylan Covey to a one-year major league contract. pic.twitter.com/ULIvuYfcq0
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 31, 2024

Covey did not pitch in the major leagues last season as he was recovering from a shoulder strain that he suffered during spring training with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was eventually placed on the 60-day injured list on June 1.

The righty did make 18 minor league relief appearances across three affiliates of the Phillies in 2024 and went 0-2 with a 2.66 ERA, 19 strikeouts and nine walks.

Despite Covey's injury-riddled season, he has shown flashes of being a reliable arm out of the bullpen and is someone the Mets could use to shore up their organization's bullpen depth.

In 2023, the 33-year-old made just one appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers before being claimed off waivers by the Phillies on May 20, 2023. With the Phillies, Covey went 1-3 and posted a 3.69 ERA in 39 innings pitched with 27 strikeouts and a 1.51 WHIP in 28 appearances in that season.

Before pitching for the Phillies and Dodgers, Covey spent the 2017-2019 seasons with the Chicago White Sox as a starter/reliever and tossed 14 innings for the Boston Red Sox in 2020.

Covey also pitched for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2021 and 2022. During those two seasons, Covey made 33 starts, going 16-10 with a 3.63 ERA in 198.1 innings and had 138 strikeouts.

Throughout his major league career, Covey owns an abysmal 7-32 record with a 6.18 ERA, 214 strikeouts and 133 walks in 307.1 innings pitched. He was also originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of the University of San Diego.

Published Oct 31, 2024

LOGAN VANDINE

Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work on Yankees and Mets On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports.