Relief Pitcher: The Left-Handed Specialist
Friday night, the Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis to the D’Backs for RHP Conor Robertson.
This means, Pedro Feliciano is the only left-handed relief pitcher on the team’s 40–man roster.
LHP Joe Beimel is reportedly seeking a two– or three-year deal, worth 
roughly $4 million per season, and, from what I can gather, the Mets are not interested – nor should they be at that prince. I mean, he’s good, but he’s not that good.
Also available on the free-agent market is Brian Shouse, Dennys Reyes, Will Ohman and Eddie Guardado, among others.
The 30–year-old Shouse held left-handed hitters to a .180 batting average last season, with a 28–to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Reyes, 31, is the ultimate left-handed specialist, since it is literally all he is good for – lefties hit .202 against him last season, and are batting .237 during his 535–game career. The same can actually be said for Guardado, who will soon be 39 years old.
Ohman will likely require a long-term deal, and has drawn interested form the Cardinals and Braves, who have reportedly made him an offer.
On Saturday, NPB Tracker said Mets are the front-runners to sign Japanese free-agent LHP Ken Takahashi, who was 8-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 21 games last season for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
According to the report, Takahashi hopes to sign with a new team by the end of the year.
