WASHINGTON _ With the brand-name pitchers remaining free agents, the Mets recently have checked in on former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel and perennial All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel, a Mets source said Sunday, standard procedure to see if their prices have dropped as the calendar flips to April.
There is no real traction and no serious sign the Mets will sign either free agent, the source said.
The Mets are far from the only team to do this type of due diligence. The Padres and Brewers have also touched based with Keuchel's representatives recently, according to a report from The Athletic, while at least the Brewers and Rays have talked to Kimbrel.
Keuchel, 31, won a Cy Young in 2015 and a World Series in 2017 with the Astros. He had a 3.74 ERA and 1.31 WHIP last season, making an AL-high 34 starts.
Kimbrel, 30, is a seven-time All-Star who had a 2.74 ERA and 1.00 WHIP for the Red Sox last year. He had 42 saves and a shaky postseason for the World Series champions.
