Overview
- Michael King held a Zoom meeting with the Mets and is viewed as a top rotation target, with team leadership hesitant to offer five-plus-year contracts to starters, according to MLB.com.
- Kyle Schwarber continues to draw wide interest — including from the Mets — with a reported four-year, $100 million offer from the Pirates and belief from one rival executive that he likely returns to the Phillies, and a signing this week could reset the bat market.
- Pete Alonso is slated to meet with the Red Sox and Orioles during the Orlando sessions as the Mets remain publicly supportive but patient regarding his future.
- Dylan Cease’s seven-year, $210 million deal with Toronto has set the benchmark for elite starters, reinforcing expectations that premium arms will command long terms beyond the Mets’ preferred range.
- Framber Valdez met Monday with the Giants, Mets and Orioles, per multiple reports, signaling ongoing dialogue even as New York resists long commitments for starting pitching.