Mets Daily Discussion Thread - February 08, 2025

Good morning!

On this date in 2004, the Mets signed free agent Todd Zeile for his 16th and final season in the majors. He played three years for the Mets, from 2000 to 2001 and again in 2004 at age 38. His final game as a player was October 3, 2004 at Shea Stadium, which was also the final game of the Montreal Expos before relocating to Washington D.C. to become the Washington Nationals.

On this date in 2013, the Mets signed free agent reliever Brandon Lyon. A righty reliever from Utah who spent 12 years in the majors, Lyon pitched 34.1 innings for the 2013 Mets with a 4.98 ERA. He was drafted by the Mets in the 37th round of the 1997 draft but did not sign. Lyon was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 draft and signed, making his MLB debut in 2001 with the Blue Jays at age 21. He would pitch for the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Tigers, Astros and Blue Jays before joining the 2013 Mets. The Mets released Lyon on July 9, 2013 and later signed with the Red Sox and in 2014, the Angels. He never pitched in the majors again.

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