Some signings arrive without fanfare but still make you pause for a second look. Nick Burdi landing with the New York Mets is one of those moves. You see a name you vaguely remember blazing high-octane sinkers a couple of seasons back, then you realize he’s already been through the city once and survived the Yankees gauntlet long enough to flash promise. It’s a reminder of how quickly a bullpen career can shift, sometimes on nothing more than health and timing.

A second chance in the city

Burdi’s route back to New York didn’t follow the tidy path the Yankees once imagined. They tried to make him a part of their 2024 bullpen blueprint, leaning into his upper-90s turbosinker and strikeout potential. Injuries turned that plan upside-down, and his occasional battles with the strike zone didn

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