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The deal, which was originally agreed to last week, and also includes an opt-out following the 2026 season, is now official. The Mets are planning to turn Holmes, who threw a sinker, slider and sweeper last year in relief with the Yankees, back into a starting pitcher next season and we've witnessed several prominent examples -- most notably Michael King, Seth Lugo, Reynaldo Lopez and Jeffrey Springs -- in recent years of this transition working out for fantasy purposes. The 31-year-old ground-ball machine broke into the big leagues as a starter back in 2018 with the Pirates, but has spent the last three seasons as the Yankees' primary closer. It'll be extremely difficult to gauge his viability as a fantasy contributor until we see Holmes in action during spring training. For now, he's at least worthy of a late-round dart throw in deeper mixed leagues.

Holmes, who served as the Yankees' closer for much of last season before ceding the role to Luke Weaver, has pitched exclusively in relief since 2018. Sherman adds that teams are willing to explore the possibility of moving him back to a starting role after Seth Lugo, Michael King and Reynaldo Lopez successfully made the transition over the last few years. It's an interesting offseason wrinkle, and Holmes would make a ton of sense for the Mets since they succeeded with a couple cost-effective reclamation projects last offseason in Luis Severino and Sean Manaea. They also just rolled the dice on Frankie Montas as a similar gamble heading into 2025.

Holmes, who served as the Yankees' closer for much of last season before ceding the role to Luke Weaver, has pitched exclusively in relief since 2018. Sherman adds that teams are willing to explore the possibility of moving him back to a starting role after Seth Lugo, Michael King and Reynaldo Lopez successfully made the transition over the last few years. It's an interesting offseason wrinkle, and Holmes would make a ton of sense for the Mets since they succeeded with a couple cost-effective reclamation projects last offseason in Luis Severino and Sean Manaea. They also just rolled the dice on Frankie Montas as a similar gamble heading into 2025.