Speaking 10 days before the trade deadline,, David Stearns was pretty forthright about what the Mets need and what is likely on the way.

There at times seems to be a sense that pitchers — save for your aces and your high-leverage relievers — are disposable. They're constantly challenged to throw at higher and higher velocities, and encouraged to learn new pitches and deploy them quickly.

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns on Monday said the team will be "active" in the trade market to upgrade the club's bullpen and hinted that adding elsewhere is unlikely.

Bullpen arms galore. It’s the first thing David Stearns should say when he wakes up in the morning. The President of Baseball Operations for the New York Mets h

Kranick (elbow) will likely undergo Tommy John surgery, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Kranick was diagnosed with a right flexor strain in late June, and after receiving a second opinion on his elbow,

Rico Garcia might need to re-fill his MetroCard. The right-handed reliever had already bounced between the Mets and Yankees this season, and he’s now heading back to Flushing Meadows for a second stint with the Mets, who picked him up off waivers on Monday.

The New York Mets just took another major hit—this time to a bullpen already patched together with duct tape and […]

The New York Mets have reclaimed reliever Rico Garcia after being DFA'd by Yankees, adding immediate bullpen depth amid mounting injuries.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets look to break their three-game home slide with a win against the Cincinnati Reds. New York has gone 33-16 at home and 55-44 overall. Mets pitchers have a collective 3.61 ERA, which ranks second in the NL.