Mets Rumors: Nathan Eovaldi, Jack Flaherty Among SPs Eyed After Clay Holmes Contract

The New York Mets are remaining very active in the pitching market in free agency.

The franchise signed Clay Holmes to a three-year, $38 million contract on Friday and will transition him to a starting role. This comes just a week after signing starter Frankie Montas.

While that is already two big additions to the rotation, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic reported that the team has "checked in" on pitchers Jack Flaherty and Nick Pivetta and have shown interest in Nathan Eovaldi and Walker Buehler.

Kodai Senga and David Peterson are the returning pitchers set to be in the rotation while Tylor Megill and Paul Blackburn could feature in the bullpen and fill in as starters with injuries. Holmes and Montas take up two more spots but adding another strong arm could really bolster the rotation.

Flaherty went 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA in 2024, splitting the season between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Rosenthal and Sammon reported that he is looking for a lengthier contract and that Pivetta would be more of a mid-term option.

"It's expected Flaherty will land a contract in the range of four to six years, league sources said, whereas Pivetta seems positioned to net a three-year or four-year deal," Rosenthal and Sammon wrote.

Pivetta went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA in 2024 with the Boston Red Sox in 2024 while Eovaldi went 12-8 with a 3.80 ERA for the Texas Rangers.

Buehler had an injury-riddled season and went 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA. However, he had a strong postseason for the Dodgers and also is a two-time All Star.

The Mets went 89-73 and reached the NLCS in 2024. Luis Severino, Jose Quintana and Sean Manaea were the team's top pitchers but Severino signed with the Athletics while Quintana and Manaea are currently free agents.