Closing in on bullpen role Barnes appears likely to begin the season as part of the Mets' bullpen, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Impact The right-hander's 5.40 ERA this spring isn't impressive, but he does have a 6:2 K:BB through five innings -- and, perhaps more importantly, Barnes is out of minor-league options. Expect the 30-year-old to fill a fairly low-leverage role initially, but if he pitches effectively, he could work his way into a more fantasy-friendly assignment in a bullpen that remains unsettled behind closer Edwin Diaz and eighth-inning man Trevor May.
MARCH 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
