Mets finalizing a deal with Luke Weaver

The Mets are working toward a deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, according to reporting by Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Once finalized, the deal will be for two years and $22 million.

The terms with Weaver are the same as the Phillies agreed to with fellow starter-turned-reliever Brad Keller earlier today. Like Devin Williams and Clay Holmes before him, Weaver was most recently across town with the Yankees, where he posted a 3.62 ERA in 2025. Though the Yankees expressed interest in keeping him in the Bronx, they were not part of the bidding to retain his services, per Sherman. Weaver finished his final year with the Yankees on a sour note, struggling down the stretch and in the playoffs, admitting that he “didn’t feel like [himself]” despite feeling physically fine.

Overall though, the 32-year-old righty has been one of the key pieces in the Yankees’ bullpen over the past couple of seasons and pitched to a 2.89 ERA in 2024 with over eleven strikeouts per nine innings, converting from a starting pitcher in St. Louis to a reliever very successfully. And despite his struggles in 2025, Weaver still graded out in the 91st percentile in chase rate and the 89th percentile in whiff rate—something David Stearns and the Mets probably liked to see when considering possible additions to help set up for new closer Devin Williams, who is among the best in the game at inducing chase and whiff.

With Williams as the closer and Weaver as the primary setup man, a Mets bullpen that also includes returning lefty veterans Brooks Raley and A.J. Minter, as well as Huascar Brazobán and Adbert Alzolay also under contract, is beginning to take shape.