The Mets need bullpen help again, and two relief targets from a year ago are free agents again.

According to industry sources, the Mets engaged in negotiations last offseason with right-hander Daniel Hudson and left-hander Jake Diekman, only to fail to find common ground with either veteran.

The 32-year-old Hudson wound up signing a minor league contract with the Angels, only to get released in spring training and subsequently sign a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Blue Jays — who traded him to the Nationals at the July 31 deadline. Hudson proceeded to excel for Washington, tallying a 1.44 ERA in 24 regular-season appearances and a 3.72 ERA in nine postseason appearances. He recorded the last out of World Series Game 7, striking out Michael Brantley to clinch the first championship in Nats history. A 10th-year veteran with a career 3.83 ERA, Hudson will do far better than a minor league contract out of the gate this time.

Diekman, also 32, signed a one-year, $2.75 million deal with the Royals in February and like Hudson found himself traded to a contender in late July. The A’s acquired him and saw him put up a 4.43 ERA down the stretch; he struck out 21 and walked 16 in 20 ⅓innings. The eighth-year veteran owns a career 3.90 ERA.

The Mets’ bullpen put up a 4.99 ERA in 2019, ranking 13th in the National League.