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Alzolay

Alzolay was one of Chicago’s top pitching prospects and had some success after converting to a full-time relief role, notching 22 saves during the 2023 campaign. He missed all of last year recovering from Tommy John surgery before signing a minor league deal with the Mets as a potential reclamation project. The 31-year-old has been cut loose after being torched for 10 runs over 8 2/3 innings at Triple-A Syracuse this season.

Alzolay missed all of last season after having Tommy John surgery and pitched just two innings this year. Nick Burdi has also battled injuries for much ofhis career, and Christian Arroyo has not had MLB at-bats since 2023.

Alzolay averaged 94.5 mph with his fastball, which is about where he was in 2024 before requiring Tommy John surgery. The Mets plan to have him open up in the minors after the long layoff, but he has a good chance of emerging as one of their key relievers this summer.

One of the runs scored on a Ronald Acuña Jr. single. It’s Alzolay’s first game action since May 2024, so he was bound to be a little rusty. The former Cubs closer has a chance to be a big part of the Mets bullpen next season, probably in a setup role.

Alzolay missed the entirety of the 2025 season while recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. The 30-year-old signed a two-year minor league deal with the Mets, and assuming no setbacks this winter, he has a chance to help the New York bullpen — possibly in a high-leverage role — in 2026.

New York shipped the majority of their top prospects over the minor-league camp during their latest batch of spring cuts. Sproat is the major headliner here after impressing last Friday in a pair of scoreless frames against the Nationals. Tidwell fired an immaculate inning and struck out five over two frames over the weekend against the Rays. Meanwhile, Clifford, Gilbert and Williams have a shot at ascending to the big leagues at some point in the near future.

The 29-year-old hurler is in the process of recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and is expected to miss most — if not all — of the 2025 season. He’ll get to rehab with the Mets for the 2025 campaign and then slot into their bullpen for the 2026 campaign. No word yet on the financials of the pact.

This was a formality after all of these players were DFA’d to open up 40-man roster spots on Tuesday. They’re officially free agents now. It sounds like the Cubs are hoping Alzolay returns, but Wisdom is likely to head elsewhere.

The move is now official. Alzolay opened last year as Chicago’s closer, but lost his grip on the role and eventually wound up undergoing Tommy John surgery in August. The 29-year-old former stopper is likely to miss most of, if not all, of the upcoming season. There’s most likely an organization out there willing to bring him in for his rehabilitation process and roll the dice on him returning to form.

Alzolay underwent Tommy John surgery in August and won’t be able to pitch until the end of 2025 at the earliest, with a good chance he won’t be ready until 2026. The right-hander would have been due a raise on his $2.1 million salary of 2024, and now likely will be signed to a two-year deal — with the majority of that cash coming not in 2025 — with a new club.