"We wouldn't have taken this player, " Lyon club president Jean-Michel Aulas told Canal Plus after his signing was completed.

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Lyon said he isn't out to compete for the closer's spot but was intrigued by the Mets because of the opportunities to pitch late innings.

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Stripped of the likes of Inglis, Folau, Hayne, Hodges, Jennings and Lyon, their three-quarter line doesn't quite possess the mystic monsters of recent years.

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