Overview
- Pete Alonso signed five years for $155 million with the Orioles and, per multiple reports, the Mets did not make him an offer.
- Edwin Díaz chose a three-year, $69 million deal with the Dodgers after a reported three-year, $66 million Mets offer, and Brandon Nimmo was traded to Texas for Marcus Semien.
- Reporting indicates the Mets have debated a blockbuster for AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, but Stearns is reluctant to include top prospects and a deal is viewed as unlikely for now.
- The club has been linked by various reports to high-end bats such as Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger, with Willson Contreras floated as a trade possibility, reflecting the search for first base and outfield help.
- Jon Heyman reports the Mets checked on Luis Robert Jr., but a potential deal is complicated by New York seeking salary offset the White Sox are not inclined to provide.