The addition occurred a day after the Mets, moving forward with their offseason plan with the belief Pete Alonso will sign elsewhere, reunited with Jesse Winker on a one-year contract worth $7.5 million. Tanner Scott, who is regarded as the top reliever on the free-agent market, met with club officials earlier this month.

The New York Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent lefty reliever A.J. Minter, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Minter is slated to make $22 million over a two-year term. He will have the ability to opt out and return to the free-agent market after the first season if he so desires.

The Mets could make a play for reliever Tim Hill. Sports Illustrated’s Pat Ragazzo recently revealed that the Mets are looking into adding seven-year veteran Tim Hill this offse

It did not take long for A.J. Minter to ingratiate himself to Mets fans. Speaking on a panel at the Amazin’ Day fan festival at Citi Field, the newly signed reliever received a cheer when he took a not-so-subtle dig at Yankees fans.