Former New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes is linked to the New York Mets in free agency, but is being converted to a starter.

After an up-and-down season in the bullpen, reliever Clay Holmes is reportedly drawing interest as a starting pitcher on the free agent market. Joel Sherman of the New York Post had the information in the New York Post (subscription required),

MLB teams have shown a recent interest in transitioning bullpen arms back to starting roles, and Clay Holmes is among them. According to Joel Sherman of

One New York Yankees reporter predicted that they will come in fourth in the Juan Soto sweepstakes this offseason.

But because all roads lead back to Soto right now, all Mets fans wanted to focus on was what this said about their team's pursuit of the superstar outfielder. If you're focusing on the fact that Montas is also a Scott Boras client,

The New York Mets on Sunday bolstered the team’s starting rotation with their latest free-agency signing.

The New York Mets came oh so close to making the World Series this past season, only falling short to the eventual champion Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the NLCS. This reinforces the idea that the Mets are very close to reaching the top of the MLB’s totem pole,